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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Can Drake Maye keep his boys happy?
A year ago, that was not a problem. Stefon Diggs was on a pitch count, playing only 55 percent of the offensive snaps as he led the team in targets (102), catches (85) and yards (1,013).
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You get the feeling as training camp unfolds this summer that the newcomers, Romeo Doubs and A.J. Brown, will be a bit more active with less time on the sidelines, yielding fewer opportunities for the rest of the receiving contingent, plus tight end Hunter Henry and running backs Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson.
Brown, Boutte will be hungry
Spreading the wealth could be an issue. Brown and Kayshon Boutte, if he sticks with the team, are in contract years. DeMario Douglas and Kyle Williams are gunning for bigger roles.
“Our room’s great. I think our skill position room’s great, and we have a lot of depth and a lot of guys that really want to get in there and make plays,” said Maye after a joint practice with the Colts last week.
“So I think that’s the best thing about it. It’s competitive in there. You have guys that are making plays all across the board, so it’s my job to get them the ball, and they’re better runners than I am, so get them the football and let them do their thing.”
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Team success takes precedence
It is Maye’s job, for sure, to appease his teammates. Coach Mike Vrabel has confidence in his third-year QB.
“There is one football. And I don’t get to throw it. We have a quarterback that gets to choose who he throws it to and hopefully, it is the guy that is open and then the progression in which that we install it,” said Vrabel on Monday morning. “So, you have to kind of be — every guy wants the ball, everybody wants to score touchdowns, everybody wants the ball, but that’s not realistic.”
Receivers must do their part
The coach is also putting it on his guys to be good teammates, and that’s where the culture aspect kicks in.
“When we do not throw it to you, we would like to see a transition and try to block, go block somebody, and I see that from guys,” Vrabel said. “I see guys- one guy will have a good day, somebody else may not have as big a day and then it kind of switches. So, I think it is a good problem to have and everybody knows that if they are doing their job, that the ball is going to find them.”
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This story was originally published August 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM.