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LONDON — Drake Maye sat on the bench at his familiar spot on the New England Patriots sideline, stuck and unable to get back on the field as the team’s defense was slowly shredded. For more than 11 minutes of game time, the defense couldn’t get a stop — even though all of Wembley Stadium knew a run was coming. “Shoot,” Maye said afterward, “for a while in the second half, we had one drive the whole half.”

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Because of the defensive disaster that the Patriots have become, it’s easy to overlook how well Maye has played in his first two starts. After going 20-for-33 passing for 243 yards and three touchdowns in his debut last week against the Texans, he followed it up with a 26-for-37 day for 276 yards and two more scores Sunday against the Jaguars. In two games, that’s 519 yards, five touchdowns against two interceptions and a 65.7 completion percentage. Seven games into the official start of this rebuild,

The New England Patriots used their first free-agent move Monday to add depth at running back. Former Washington Commanders back Antonio Gibson, 25, agreed to terms on a three-year, $11.25 million contract with the Patriots, according to a league source, that will make him the team’s No. 2 running back behind Rhamondre Stevenson.

Antonio Gibson can be a third-down, pass-catching back for the Patriots and occasionally spell Rhamondre Stevenson.

— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) March 11, 2024

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