"The 23-year-old still drives a 2015 GMC pickup truck that served him in high school growing up in the suburbs of Charlotte, N.C. The truck broke down off of Interstate 95 in January 2025, but the burgeoning football star refused to part with the vehicle-even at the behest of his high school football coach, The Washington Post reported."
"On Sunday, Maye will play on the NFL's largest stage at the 60th Super Bowl, where, even if he loses, he will be guaranteed a six-figure bonus -ample cash to pay for a new car. He's the second- youngest quarterback ever to start the big game (and effectively the replacement of Patriots legend Tom Brady). If he won, would become the youngest in his position to take home the Lombardi trophy."
"Maye came from an athletic family and as a freshman in high school, transferred to Myers Park High School, where he threw more than 3,200 passing yards as a sophomore and 3,512 passing yards as a junior-including 50 touchdowns and just two interceptions with a 72% completion rate. He played college football at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and won the 2022 ACC Player of the Year award."
Drake Maye was the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft and signed a reported $36.6 million contract. He continues to drive a 2015 GMC pickup that he used in high school in the Charlotte suburbs; the truck broke down on Interstate 95 in January 2025 but he refused to replace it. Maye is 23 and will start the 60th Super Bowl, making him the second-youngest quarterback to start the game and a potential youngest Lombardi trophy winner. He recorded over 3,200 passing yards as a sophomore and 3,512 as a junior in high school, won the 2022 ACC Player of the Year, and has an estimated $12 million net worth.
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