Drake Maye, soon to be an NFL quarterback, is getting help from a former Giants legend to help him navigate the pre-draft process.
Maye is expected to be one of the top quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft in April and is being coached by Eli Manning.
The North Carolina quarterback headed to the event with Manning on Wednesday after attending the LIV Golf Pro-Am in Las Vegas, site of the 2024 Super Bowl.
“I’ve worked with Eli throughout the entire process, joining him on Zoom to talk football,” May said, according to the Post’s Mark Cannizzaro. “I train in Mobile, Alabama. His backup quarterback in college was Dave Morris, and he’s been training me for the draft. It’s a pretty small world. And I… I was at Manning Camp this summer and got to meet Eli and Peyton.”
While the Manning family is considered football royalty, NFL hopefuls had the opportunity to play 18 holes with golf royalty during the LIV event.
Maye played alongside Phil Mickelson and Titans quarterback Will Reavis.
He called the experience “amazing” and said it was a “dream come true” to play alongside the golf legend, who became an outcast on the PGA Tour after Mickelson joined the Rebels’ LIV Golf League. he said.
The LIV golf event was attended by many notable figures from the world of sports.
Jermaine Kearse, Derek Carr, Eric Ebron, Darius Butler, Danny Amendola, Jonathan Ogden, Kenny Lofton, Shane Victorino, Dexter Fowler, Kelly Slater, Radek Stepanek, Teemu Selán, Deryck Engelland, Stephen A. Smith and others participated.
Las Vegas is currently at the center of the sports world, with Allegiant Stadium hosting the Super Bowl on Sunday as the Chiefs and 49ers battle it out for the NFL championship.
Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday at 6:30pm EST.
