The New England Patriots are wrapping up another week of practice in training camp ahead of their preseason opener next week. And for rookie quarterback Drake Maye, it's been a training camp full of ups and downs.

The struggles are expected for a rookie quarterback but it hasn't all been bad for him. Maye has flashed his talent in training camp as he's currently battling Jacoby Brissett for the starting job with fellow rookie Joe Milton also pushing them. As training camp rolls on, Maye will get his chance to earn the job with the starters through first-team reps.

Per Kayla Burton, Maye will have more of an opportunity to practice with the first-team offense. Head coach Jerod Mayo wants to mix and match the quarterbacks with the starting unit.

After Maye had some struggles earlier in the week with rough practices, he's bounded back with two good practices in a row. On Friday, Maye was sharp in drills as Khari Thompson of Boston.com wrote:

Jacoby Brissett leads a promising day for Patriots offense and other Day 8 Patriots camp takeaways

With the preseason looming, that might be Maye's best chance to impress Mayo and the coaching staff to win that starting job. But he needs to play well in those games.

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