NFL Insider Sheds Light On When Drake Maye Could Start For Patriots [Video]

The Patriots’ quarterback situation will be worth monitoring all season long.

Jacoby Brissett, who New England signed at the outset of NFL free agency in March, will open the campaign as the team’s starter. But the future of the franchise centers around Drake Maye, a very talented rookie who impressed his coaches over the summer.

The transition from Brissett to Maye is only a matter of time, but the timetable for a signal-caller switch is pretty unclear. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport tried to add some clarity to it all Sunday morning.

“As far as when he’s (Maye) going to play, they want to put him in a position to succeed,” Rapoport said on NFL Network. “They also are not going to put him out there unless that he is the guy that gives the team the best chance to win. From my understanding, that means they’re going to make sure the offensive line is good enough to put him out there, the …