{"id":10324,"date":"2026-02-05T14:58:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/?p=10324"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:58:57","slug":"new-england-patriots-drake-maye-doesnt-regret-marrying-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/2026\/02\/new-england-patriots-drake-maye-doesnt-regret-marrying-young.html","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots\u2019 Drake Maye Doesn\u2019t Regret Marrying Young"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10327\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10327\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/413\/2026\/02\/Drake-Maye_credit-drake.maye-Instagram.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@drake.maye \/ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The New England Patriots are preparing for another Super Bowl appearance, but this time it\u2019s not Tom Brady bringing them to the big game. It\u2019s 23-year-old Drake Maye in his first Super Bowl appearance during his second season as the Patriots\u2019s quarterback. During a recent press conference, however, Maye touched on his marriage to longtime girlfriend Ann Michael Maye. Drake and Ann are childhood sweethearts, having been together since 2015. The couple both attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and were married June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Maye spoke glowingly of marriage and encouraged his teammates to do the same. \u201cMy teammates have a right to do whatever they choose. I definitely would advise them to eventually get married. It\u2019s one of the best things in life,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the best things I\u2019ve experienced in my life. There\u2019s no better feeling than coming home to a wife that loves you and cares for you and worried about your best interests.\u201d While 23 is considered young, especially for someone so early in a promising football career, Maye said he doesn\u2019t regret anything. &#8220;I know my teammates, some of them are experiencing different parts of their life in what stages. But I chose to get married young and I don\u2019t regret it one bit.&#8221; He called Ann a \u201cblessing.\u201d \u201cWhat a blessing it&#8217;s been to have Ann Michael, and to come home to someone who cares about my day. [I&#8217;m] able to hear something outside football. I listen to what she&#8217;s done today, and just knowing that there&#8217;s a constant in my life, and that&#8217;s my wife,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Every day, I come home to somebody who&#8217;s herself and cares about me outside of who I am on the field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ann has gained her own following as her expert baking skills have brought her plenty of attention online. She has shared recipes on TikTok, where she has over 200,000 followers. Maye has been supportive of his wife\u2019s growing fame. \u201cI think it happened fast\u2026 In the last couple weeks it\u2019s taken off,\u201d he said at an interview about her TikToks. \u201cBut, I think it\u2019s her just being herself. She\u2019s been awesome. She\u2019s been a great addition up here for me,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s just being herself on social media. [She\u2019s] baking for me and I\u2019m tryna bring some extra baked goods in here, give some to the offensive line or something. But, she\u2019s just being herself, and I love her for it. I tell her that all the time, \u2018Don\u2019t change for anything.\u2019 I think she deserves all the support.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots are preparing for another Super Bowl appearance, but this time it\u2019s not Tom Brady bringing them to the big game. It\u2019s 23-year-old Drake Maye in his first Super Bowl appearance during his second season as the Patriots\u2019s quarterback. 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