"I was a little bit nervous for it,"
"You always see other teams do it. I got literally no swag, so I just go out there and run."
"Just feel like these guys put a lot into it and would like to recognize them individually. Hopefully our fans can embrace that and get excited for them,"
"It's something that I felt like we wanted to do, create some energy early and get them to recognize the players' efforts, and allow these fans to support us, which they did. It was getting loud on third down. We've got to continue to play hard for them so that they cheer for us."
Drake Maye experienced individual pregame introductions for the first time with the Patriots and said he felt nervous before the team’s 32-13 win. The franchise returned to individual walk-ons after maintaining a team-first entrance tradition since the decision before Super Bowl XXXVI. Coach Mike Vrabel, a member of that championship team and now in his first season as Patriots coach, said the change was intended to honor players, generate early energy and draw louder fan support. The shift produced increased crowd noise on third down, and players joked about being rusty with the new entrance order.
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