Life comes at you fast in the NFL, and the New England Patriots are learning that in real time. In one minute, you're the darlings of the league and making a Cinderella run to Super Bowl LX. In the next, the sky comes crashing down with a 1-2 start to the 2026 season with the entire operation looking out of sync, particularly at quarterback.
When losses beginning to pile up, there's naturally going to be some finger-pointing that goes on, whether it be conscious or subconsciously. All the while, those on the outside looking in try to figure out what has thrown the franchise off-kilter after nearly hoisting the Lombardi Trophy. That leads us to Wednesday morning when WEEI's "The Greg Hill Show" floated out that host Greg Hill and co-host Jermaine Wiggins (a former Patriots tight end) were "whispered to" and told of a possible rift between Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and quarterback Drake Maye.
"Wiggy and I were whispered to about this," Hill said, citing information that he and Wiggins were given. "On this very show yesterday, we talked about being whispered to about an issue between the head coach and the quarterback. ... If you believe this individual, who is an insider.
I mean, he's very much an insider. Despite what Mike Vrabel may have said publicly, it goes back to Drake Maye not being his guy." There is an issue between Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye Per: @WEEI, @TheGregHillShow “Despite what Mike Vrabel has said publicly, it goes back to Drake Maye not being his guy” Wow pic.twitter.com/dC0pWXrtsF Admittedly, this report feels a little flimsy. It sounds like it's coming secondhand, with an unnamed "insider" getting some sort of information regarding a possible rift between Vrabel and Maye, telling Hill and Wiggins, and then those two relaying it on the air.
It could be a dangerous game of telephone, but it's certainly noteworthy regardless. It grew long enough legs that Vrabel was asked about it during his Wednesday press conference. As you might imagine, he categorically shut down any notion of a strained relationship between himself and Maye, acknowledging that he chose to join the Patriots in 2025 because they had Maye at quarterback.
"[Hill] heard it from who? Unnamed sources?," Vrabel said. "Let me just tell you why I'm here.
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