During his media session Tuesday, Hooper revealed one of the driving factors behind his decision to return: Drake Maye. “I met a tremendous group of teammates,” Hooper said, “and playing with a young talented guy like Drake, I’d be lying if I didn’t say that wasn’t a big part of the equation.

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As disappointing as the Patriots’ second straight 4-13 finish was last season, they went into the offseason feeling like rookie Drake Maye had established himself as a quarterback to build around. New England spent the three-day NFL draft shoring up the infrastructure around him in a big way.