How Drake Maye’s Contract Compares to Tom Brady’s as He Breaks the Former Patriots QB’s Records Ahead of the Super Bowl
He has all eyes on him. As one of the most impressive current quarterbacks in the league, Drake Maye’s net worth is nothing to scoff at.
Drake Maye was chosen by the New England Patriots as the third pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Since the draft, he’s already broken several records, including some held by Tom Brady when he earned a passer rating of 129.4, and when he ended the regular season completing 354 of his 492 attempts, the highest in a NFL season.
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With a Super Bowl under his belt, Maye is just getting started and his career outside the field is about to flourish.
What is Drake Maye’s net worth?
Drake Maye’s net worth is $12 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. While most of his net worth can be traced to his Patriots’ salary, he has endorsements from Nike, Gillette, Lowe’s, and Abercrombie & Fitch, per the Boston Globe.
As the 2026 MVP position is still up in the air, he’s bound to get the attention of many top name brands. “Think of all of this as Drake’s Broadway debut. He’s about to explode on the American scene,” said longtime NFL agent Leigh Steinberg to the newspaper. “The MVP will do it, and playing in the Super Bowl will do it. Winning in the Super Bowl knocks it over the top.”
When the quarterback married his wife Ann Michael, the newlyweds quietly donated all their wedding gifts a year after he signed his contract. “They did a lot of donating with the local kids’ shelters and stuff for the area he grew up, and some kids didn’t have [the right] size shoes, didn’t have some Christmas stuff,” former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak said on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
He added, “They didn’t tell anybody, but they took their wedding gifts and sent them to the homeless and help centers down there. Everything that they got, they forwarded it.”
What is Drake Maye’s New England Patriots Salary?
Drake Maye signed a four-year, fully guaranteed $36.6 million contract, including a $23.47 million signing bonus. In his first year on the team in 2024, he received a base salary of $795,000. His salary gradually increased to $960,000 the following year. For the remainder, he will receive a $1.075 million salary in 2026 and a $1.19 million salary in 2027.
In comparison, Tom Brady signed a 3 year contract for $864,000 with a signing bonus of $38,400 as the 199th overall pick in the 2000 draft. While initially modest, Brady’s earning culminated to $332,962,392 when he retired in 2022.
