Drake Maye eyes revenge in Patriots' Week 1 Super Bowl LX rematch vs. Seahawks

Most players in his situation might feel apprehensive about kicking off a new campaign against the team that ended their 2025 campaign, but Maye's not most players.

"I think it's a chance for us to get some extra motivation during training camp," the third-year quarterback told reporters after Wednesday's OTAs session.

"Starting off with a bang like that, [it's] a chance to get an opponent that left a bad taste in our mouth," he said.

"We've got to bring it week one on the road in a tough environment. They're going to be hanging their banner, and that's the part of it.

"I think it's going to be interesting. It's going to be fun. It's going to be a tough task."

Maye on watching Super Bowl LX back

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Revisiting Super Bowl footage is not something every player on the losing side is willing to do. Again, Maye's not your average player.

"I think you definitely take a peek at it," he said. "For me, on the biggest stage and a big game, I had a lot of plays I wish I had back.

"I definitely watched it, and at such a young point in my career where I can still learn so much. And first time playing that defense. So, you can learn things and learn about the game," he said.

"I think you learn so much from mistakes that you make yourself."

That's the kind of attention to detail that helped Maye, then only a second-year player, push the supremely gifted Matthew Stafford so hard in the MVP race.

Will Campbell's 'extra motivation' in year two

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Left tackle Will Campbell started his rookie year well before a knee injury hit, and by the time the playoffs came around, he became somewhat of a liability.

He allowed 29 pressures in four postseason games and was arguably the worst performer on an offensive line that struggled to keep Maye upright in Super Bowl LX.

Maye said Campbell is using last year's lessons as fuel.

"He's got a great mindset," he said. "He's got a little extra motivation for himself to prove to us and prove to himself he can be one of the best players in this league at his position.

"He's working his butt off in there. Those offensive linemen, they've been doing a great job."

The question that stopped Maye in his tracks

No stranger to dealing with adversity, Maye even took an unusual question from a reporter in his stride.

If Maye can keep his cool like that when the Patriots visit Lumen Field on September 10, and Campbell can keep him clean, the outcome between the two sides might be very different this time around.