Welcome to the NFL, Drake Maye. With less than five minutes to play in the New England Patriots Week 3 matchup against the New York Jets and trailing 24-3, first-year head coach Jerod Mayo has sent veteran Jacoby Brissett to the bench and thrust his first-round rookie quarterback into the fold.

Jacoby Brissett got hit, harassed and frustrated all night by the New York Jets’ swarming defense. Then the Patriots’ veteran quarterback was pulled in favor of rookie Drake Maye late in a lackluster 24-3 loss Thursday night,

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After three-plus quarters of getting pummeled by the Jets’ defense Thursday night, Jacoby Brissett’s night was done.