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Starting point is 00:00:00 Drake May was the number three overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft for your New England Patriots, and he's eager to put his own stamp on Pat's nation. Stick around, you're about to be locked in to the Locked On Patriots podcast. You are Locked On Patriots, your daily New England Patriots podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Hello to all of you, Foxborough faithful, and thank you once again for making Locked On Patriots a daily part of your New England Patriots coverage, and hopefully your first listen each and every day. Remember, Locked On Patriots is not only a proud part of the

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Starting point is 00:01:32 That's $150 with any winning $5 bet. Visit FanDuel.com slash LockedOn to get started. Patriots fans, I've said it before. I'm going to say it again. It is always an honor to be joined on Locked On Patriots by the amazingly insightful local experts that we have here on the Locked On Podcast Network. And today we have such an expert to tell us all about the new main man in Foxborough. That's right. Your new quarterback, number 10 on your roster sheet, soon to be number one in your heart, Drake May. And here to lend his expertise on the subject is the host of Locked On Tar Heels. He is also the co-host of Locked On College Basketball.

Starting point is 00:02:15 He is my friend and colleague, Isaac Shade. Isaac, welcome to Locked On Patriots. Thank you for taking the time out to join us here today. Mike, it's great to be with you. I have grown up my entire life in the South, but I have an aunt who lives in the Boston area and is a massive Pats fan. So I'm all in. It's an honor to be here, brother. Thanks for having me. Absolutely. And it'll be good to have some Tar Heel blood up here in New England. We're all psyched. We're excited about it without any question. Because Isaac, for the first time

Starting point is 00:02:44 since 1993, when the Patriots selected Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe number one overall, we think he may have a budding career in being a stand-up comedian now because of what we saw on Sunday. Got his own winery up there. He's doing very well for himself. We want to see those high-level Patriots draft picks do well. And who knows? Maybe Drake May has the ability to do it, but he is the first top five draft pick selected quarterback the New England Patriots have had since Drew Bledsoe in 93.

Starting point is 00:03:14 So once again, my friend, Patriots Nation is excited. Drake is excited. Using his own words, when he had his jersey introduction here in New England, he's super pumped to get to work. Everyone's waiting to see that arm strength. We all want to see that athleticism. But you got a chance to study Drake up close. In your coverage of the Tar Heels, you saw more of this guy than really a Tar Heel and his time in Chapel Hill,

Starting point is 00:03:47 when did you realize that this kid had the ability and the stuff to make an elite level draft pick? What's funny, Mike, is he and Jacoby Criswell were in a quarterback competition the entire summer, the entire spring, frankly, and summer leading up to the 2022 season, literally heading into week zero Carolina played week zero that year game week was when Mac Brown announced who would be the starter. Like until that point there, there wasn't even certain to be the starter for the Tar Heels. And then game week, he gets named that he's won out the competition. To be fair, that had been my assumption all along is that he would. But Mike, I legitimately, I crap you not.

Starting point is 00:04:30 After game two, I tweeted or I X'd, I guess, in this day and age. This might be way too early and it's not been against great competition, but Drake May is going to be in the Heisman competition and conversation in year one. I mean, it was pretty quick that you could see like, oh, this dude is something different that you just don't see every day. And frankly, I've seen a slew of not that at North Carolina. We just don't get them coming through the way some other collegiate programs did. So Mike, to answer your question quite simply, very quickly. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:05:07 And that doesn't surprise me. When you take a look at Drake's resume before we get into the intangibles, because we will talk about those in just a moment as well. 63% of his passes completed last season alone, 3,608 yards, 24 touchdowns to nine interceptions. He also ran for nine touchdowns as well so been a little while since we've seen a quarterback here in New England with the capability of being a dual threat Tom wasn't doing that no I don't think Tom is uh built to run all that much um you know I think his uh he's better off in the pocket he had a pretty nice career doing what he did but bottom

Starting point is 00:05:44 line it's been a long time since the Patriots have had that type of dual threat. Cam Newton ran the ball well here in New England, but the passing game struggled for a lot of different reasons, and his arm wasn't necessarily what it was back when he played for Carolina. So Patriots right now have a chance to do something they haven't done in quite a while, and we'll get more to Drake's logistical fit here in New England and the type of offense Alex Van Pelt wants to run in just a moment, folks. But 26 total games for the Tar Heels, 611 of 942 pass attempts.

Starting point is 00:06:15 So you're talking career numbers here in college, a 64.9% completion percentage, 7,929 yards, 62 touchdowns to only 16 picks and he gained 1147 rushing yards 296 carries found the end zone 16 times with his legs if that doesn't tell Patriots fans to love the Drake I don't know what's going to those are electric numbers and we're hoping that he's going to be able to translate those type of numbers to what we're going to see on the field in New England. How amazing was it to watch this kid evolve into a young kid coming in, taking the reins of a college football program and making it all the way to the number three pick in the NFL draft? It really was a special thing to watch, Mike. And when we talk more intangibles and things around him,

Starting point is 00:07:06 I'll say more about why that is in particular. But you mentioned the rushing yards. And look, for those of you watching or listening to this show who aren't aware, in college, keep in mind, sack numbers are taken out of your rushing total. And at a place like North Carolina, where we'll just say the offensive line isn't the strength of the team, Drake May was running for his life quite often and receiving quite a bit of sack yardage. So that number of his total rushing yards, in fact, is deflated quite a bit from what it actually should be. His first year at the helm as the full-time starter, Drake may led North Carolina in rushing yards

Starting point is 00:07:45 that season, Mike, thankfully last year, he didn't have to. And I think Carolina was a better team for it. They had one of the best running backs in the nation in Omarion Hampton, which will be somebody to watch for next year's draft, by the way. Um, but, but Drake may can do all of that with his legs. And if it were not for his arm, I think we'd be talking more about what a special athlete he is on the ground as well. And you don't expect it when you look at him or hear him talks, cause he's just an aw shucks white boy like me, uh, just with this massive frame in elite athleticism, um, that, that can do it. And so the, the total package is there. Yes, there are some deficiencies he'll have to work on as just about any other quarterback

Starting point is 00:08:26 would coming out of college. But the good thing that I love about what Drake Mays stats and build are, is that anything that I see as a deficiency right now is something that can be worked on the stuff that only God can give you. He's already got. Yeah, absolutely. And definitely the right attitude to you mentioned mentioned Tom Brady before. Drake was very candid. The night that we spoke to him, shortly after being drafted, as well as the time that he spent on the following day here in New

Starting point is 00:08:55 England on that Friday, speaking to reporters while he met the crafts and received his jersey, got a chance to look at his locker. He said, look, he says, Tom Brady is the greatest to ever do it, but I'm not Tom Brady. And I can't try to be him I'm gonna be Drake May you're gonna get Drake May and I think Patriots fans are gonna be really happy with that all the way around but I'm glad you mentioned the intangibles on the field and the coaching he will need on the field to succeed because right now a lot of Patriots fans and a lot of national pundits are saying Drake May is the ideal fit in Alex Van Pelt's offense. Well, Isaac watched this guy as closely as anyone, and he's going to lend his expert

Starting point is 00:09:33 professional opinion on the subject in just a moment when this episode of the Locked On Patriots podcast continues, a proud part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Listen up, Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Listen up, Locked On listeners. It's winner-take-all time in the NBA and NHL, and FanDuel's giving you a shot to bring home a big win of your own. Right now, new customers get $150 in bonus bets with any winning $5 bet. That's $150 to bet on spreads, money lines, player props.

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Starting point is 00:10:37 The guy can do it all along that line. And in the previous segment, Isaac, we talked a lot about what made Drake May such a standout at North Carolina, especially on the field and his statistical prowess. And perhaps best known for his elite arm strength, I think really up here, especially in New England, that seems to be what everyone gravitates toward when they're looking at YouTube clips or social media clips they want to take a look at this guy's arm this cannon for an arm that he's got and he showed it off on several occasions both in game and during pro day workouts but the velocity that he can put the touch on the ball that he can put and being able to make any throw required of him is really what made me fall in love with this kid a few months ago and said yeah this is the guy if everything falls the way the Patriots want it to, this is going to be the guy that I think navigates their offense best. One of the better navigators of the entire field, in my opinion, in this year's draft class, great athleticism. And what I've noticed more and more in the film that I've watched on him is that

Starting point is 00:11:40 when the play breaks down, he's got the agility and he's got the instinct as well to turn those off script options into big gains sometimes to his own detriment we're going to talk about that in a moment but offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt new job here new era in New England new head coach in Gerard Mayo he's known for his strong relationships with quarterbacks and especially ones that are capable of driving his style of offense alex likes to run an offense that's predicated on a strong running game use that to open up play action facilitate play action and then take deep shots down the field isaac when i describe alex van pelt's offense and you start playing in your head everything you know about drake may um i'm gonna channel my inner Vinny Gambini here for just a moment. Does the defense's case hold water? Do the New England Patriots have the ideal fit

Starting point is 00:12:32 in their offense under Alex Van Pelt in Drake May? No, that case is full of holes in the waters dropping out of it everywhere for the defense, Mike. Look, when you say play action and deep shots down the field, all my happy feels are going off inside of me because as you talked about with Drake's arm, he can make every throw in the book and even the ones that aren't in the book. And that's what I love about this kid. You talked about as a play breaks down, Drake just has these instincts. He even talked to this past year. I remember, I forget what game it was after or what press conference, but just mentioning like, honestly, I kind of really love those backyard football throw away the playbook moments. Because this is a kid that grew up with four brothers. This is a kid who grew up with a dad who played quarterback at North Carolina before him and just thrives in those moments. You talked about the ridiculous throws that he can make. This dude

Starting point is 00:13:25 threw a left-handed touchdown this year when he realized the play was breaking down. Folks, if you haven't seen that, you got to go YouTube it right now. Just Drake May left-handed touch, whatever you got to search to find it. And so Mike, you're spot on with that. I mean, it's absolutely unreal. And so his ability, the instincts to run that type of offense right there, I feel very confident that he can run what you just described to me about Coach Van Pelt's offense. Sign me up for Drake May as the head of that all day long. And what's great about it, though, is you know how earlier, Mike, you said, and I loved how you put this, that he said, I'm not Tom Brady.

Starting point is 00:14:04 I'm Drake May, and I'm how you put this, that, um, he said, I'm not Tom Brady. I'm Drake May. And I'm going to be Drake May. Some guys might say that. And they're like, yeah, me, I'm him. Right. Forget Tom Brady. When Drake May says that he means it out of humility, not out of pride. What he means is I am, as you said, I am in such reverence of Tom Brady that I shouldn't try to emulate him. I should try to be the best version of Drake May and the best version of Drake May that can fit within Alex Van Pelt's offense and the entire scheme of what the New England Patriots are trying to do. That's what Drake May means when he says that. Absolutely. And I could not agree more. And

Starting point is 00:14:40 you see the humility and the respect that he has for the organization. You could actually see him looking around in Gillette Stadium and away from the camera, away from the microphone and the public comments. He caught a couple of glimpses of those championship banners that hang above Gillette Stadium. He understands the importance of this franchise and the importance of winning and a continuing a tradition of winning in this franchise and bringing that back. I think that's something he looks for as a challenge and a way for him to write his own chapter here in New England independent of Tom Brady independent of the Bill Belichick era and the six championships that were won during that time they're always going to be revered moments here in New England but it doesn't mean that something great cannot

Starting point is 00:15:24 still be born and I think that's where Drake May is looking. I got to play devil's advocate for just a moment because the knock on Drake May coming into this draft was that, and I wrote about this for Sports Illustrated a couple of weeks ago, saying that he's yet to master the art of temperance all the time. Meaning that that daredevil-like play style that he has can be exciting to watch it's fun he has a lot of success with it but at the pro level it can lead to costly mistakes and if you're a fan of the replacements the way i am yeah that's right folks i said it you talk about shane falco talking about quicksand things go wrong in one thing and then another and

Starting point is 00:16:04 then another sometimes then another. Sometimes players that have yet to master that art of temperance can find themselves in quicksand early enough, and sometimes it can be difficult for a quarterback to come out of it. You talked about him earlier being willing to get the coaching. Is this something that you believe can be coached out of him, something that with the proper environment, Drake can grow, or is there genuine concern on behalf of some Patriots fans that this could be a problem if not addressed soon? It's a great question. I understand the concern, but I'd like to contextualize the concern, Mike, from a Chapel Hill standpoint, if I could. First off, I want to say one quick thing, Mike, about what you said about championships. Drake May, folks, is a humble

Starting point is 00:16:47 aw shucks, down south, yes sir, no ma'am kind of kid. But please, Patriots fans, Foxborough faithful, Mike, I've heard you say, do not mistake that for a lack of confidence or an inability to lead, or perhaps most importantly, a killer instinct to compete in everything. And Mike, I give that context to set up the context to the question of what you just asked me because he is such a fierce competitor at times at North Carolina. I have seen him feel the weight of the world on his shoulders and tried to make too many plays because his arm is so good because he knows I can bowl over most dudes in college football, right? With my body and frame. So he's going to go out and hero a little bit. The other side of it is that North Carolina's

Starting point is 00:17:36 defense in Drake Mays, two years in Chapel Hill was quite frankly, anemic under Gene Chizik. So North Carolina had to win with offense translation. Every single snap and every single down was like critical to Drake May. Sometimes I feel like he tried to get to third down because he wanted to thrive under that instead of succeeding on first or second. Right. Um, and so because of that, there were times when Drake pushed too much, tried to put a ball into too tight a window, tried, uh were times when Drake pushed too much, tried to put a ball into too tight a window, tried to leave the pocket too quickly thinking, I got to get out.

Starting point is 00:18:10 I got to go because the offensive line is not going to hold up. One of the things that I've said to a couple of people in the lead up to the draft is if you take Drake May out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, which I'm glad we don't have to and put him in on a different, more elite team. I don't think we see some of the flaws that we've seen in terms of pushing too much. Yes. Maybe, maybe the lack of footwork still shows up and that's something that's going to have to be coached out of him. But the other things that you asked me about, I understand the concerns, but I think they were North Carolina contextual. And I say somebody,

Starting point is 00:18:45 I say that as somebody that has to cover and, you know, kind of cheer for success for North Carolina, but recognizing that it's just not always there. So that to me is not a long-term concern. Drake may, as you said, is crazy coachable and is somebody that's going to hear every bit of that. And for example, as part of him trying too much, he and Superman go flying through the air and put his body at risk. Mack Brown repeatedly had to say to him, Drake, your body is too important to put it on the line. We need it out there. And he heard that and this past year stayed rooted on the ground a lot more. So I'm not overly concerned long-term.

Starting point is 00:19:22 Folks, from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Pimlico Sound, I think Counselor Shade has made his case in a Tar Heel tribunal. That was great, my friend. That was absolutely flawless. And you know what? It's exactly what Patriots fans, I don't want to say want to hear, because yes, they did want to hear that without any question, but I think it's what Patriots fans believe and they needed to hear someone else say it. And I'm glad that it was you, someone who's covered him and has seen this kid on a day in and day out basis. Again, folks, that's why we call in the experts here on the Locked On Podcast Network.

Starting point is 00:19:53 It is your team every day because we're not only bringing you your team every day, we're covering your team every day. And that's something that I don't think you find anywhere else. And I'm so glad that Isaac was able to lend that thicket of wisdom and counsel. And if I may add a little bit of redirect, I think it feeds right in to what happened when Drake came up here on his top 30 visit, right into the film room with Alex Van Pelt. Alex is showing him footage of what he did with Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, and he's showing him breakdowns of what he did in Cleveland. And it had an effect on Drake. Drake mentioned that several times in the remarks that he's made to the media,

Starting point is 00:20:29 both in comfortable settings when he does WEI's radio show, and then again, informal remarks to the media post-draft and the day after the draft as well. So obviously, these are things that are going to be a staple of the relationship between Alex Van Pelt and Drake May. And Patriots fans are hoping that it continues to lead to staple of the relationship between Alex Van Pelt and Drake May. And Patriots fans are hoping that it continues to lead to good things on the field. And Isaac, that leads me quite nicely into our wrap-up segment here on Locked On Patriots, because that's fans you all know, the ups and the downs, the goods and the bads, of drafting Drake May at number three overall. He's going to be your new face of the franchise.

Starting point is 00:21:04 He's going to be your new quarterback one the franchise. He's going to be your new quarterback one. Can he be that on day one? Isaac Shade is going to lend his wisdom and counsel on the subject as we wrap things up here on the Locked On Patriots podcast, a proud part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team, every day. All right, game off. We got to pause here to talk more about Monopoly Go. I know what you're saying.

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Starting point is 00:22:24 There's always something fun to discover in Monopoly Go, so get off the bench and go download it now free on the Google Play or the App Store. Game on! Nets fans, thank you so much for joining me here today on Locked on Patriots, and I thank my good friend and colleague Isaac Shade, host of Locked on Tar Heels, for joining me here to illuminate all of you in Patriots Nation on the drafting of Drake May at number three overall as your new Patriots quarterback. It's been overwhelmingly positive and for good reason. I think Isaac has made as solid of a case as you possibly can make for Drake. I'm ready to put him out there.

Starting point is 00:23:02 But guess what, folks? And I know you're all nodding your head and saying, thank God I don't coach the team. The New England Patriots have said several times that the best player is going to play. It was the bedrock principle up here in New England under Bill Belichick. Gerard Mayo is continuing that tradition, and it looks like Alex Van Pelt's going to continue to buy into that. A lot of people think that Drake may be wise or the Patriots may be wise to keep him on the bench to start the season, allow him to grow into his greatness and watch a veteran quarterback take the reins a

Starting point is 00:23:37 little bit, see how it's done and then go in and be able to make your mark. Jacoby Brissett, who's been a journeyman quarterback, spent some time here in New England under Tom Brady and under Jimmy Garoppolo, went on to have a pretty good career with Indianapolis, Washington, Cleveland, played well. He's back here in New England, and a lot of people believe that that signing was to ensure that he will be able to mentor this next quarterback of the future, which just happens to be now Drake May. There are some rumblings throughout Patriots Nation that Drake May have all the intangibles necessary to prove the doubters wrong, to come out and earn the job as early as the end of training camp,

Starting point is 00:24:17 which means he could be QB one on day one. When you look at all the intangibles, not just what he brings to the table on the field, Isaac, but what you know about him character wise off the field, the entire Drake May package, do you believe he can be quarterback one on day one? And I'm going to put you on the hot seat here. Do you believe he should be? Mike, here's the thing about Drake May. I absolutely believe he can be, but here's what you got to know about Drake May being QB1 on day one is that he's 21. This is a young kid that we have to keep in mind. He has been through the ringer. He's got two brothers that won national championships. His brother, Luke, national champion basketball player at North Carolina. His other brother, Kate and national champion pitcher at Florida. Like this is a kid that's seen it all, but he is still a kid. That's just barely old enough to drink in our great country.

Starting point is 00:25:11 Right. Where you think about somebody like Jaden Daniels who just went one pick before him, that dude's 23 years old. And I know that's like just two years, but in this season of life, that's a big two years, my man.

Starting point is 00:25:23 And so we're talking about Drake May that absolutely has the capability, the work ethic, the drive, determination, and desire to be the starter on day one. But as we've alluded to with his humility, his willingness of spirit to be team first, rather than Drake May first, it is best for jacoby brissett to be qb one on day one drake may will not pout he will gladly grab that clipboard and say man i'm gonna be the dude right behind you jacoby i'm gonna be there and if we get a drew bledsoe injury that leads to a tom brady uh career uh to go back a little bit in Pat's history. So be it. Right.

Starting point is 00:26:08 And obviously I don't hope for a injury to Brissette. That'd be terrible. But you get the point. Like he is going to do whatever's best for the team. Should he be QB one on day one? If he outperforms Jacoby Brissette in camp and in everything else, absolutely do it and pull the trigger because he's going to be there and he's going to show up and do everything asked of him to be ready to do that.

Starting point is 00:26:30 But if he's not, here's the other thing. He's got the self-awareness to say, look, Coach Mayo, Coach Van Pelt, I feel like I'm pretty close, but it's not me yet. Jacoby needs to be the dude. Like, that's who this kid is, man. And I love it. And we've seen it over and over and over again. He's going to do what's best for the team.

Starting point is 00:26:50 But at the end of the day, everything's there to do it. It's just a matter of, can he put it together? What is this? Early May in the next five months before week one. Yeah, that is so refreshing to hear. And again, it echoes the statements that we've heard from gerard mayo who said prior to the draft that he believed that drake was someone that brings a lot of energy has the leadership ability uh mentioned his ceiling so the exciting thing

Starting point is 00:27:14 is that there's really not a ceiling for drake may he's the sky's the limit this kid can go as far as he wants to go it's about determining the floor and that's something that i think the coaching staff is at work doing now they'll do it as they evaluate him on the field minicamp starts in a couple of days you know they're going to be keeping a sharp eye on what he's going to be able to do in that environment and his mandatory minicamp comes in and then training camp then you're really going to get an idea of what this kid can do and maybe even a little bit in the preseason yeah it's going to be fun times evaluating him but i'm glad that you mentioned Drake May's attitude as well because he's alluded to this he's definitely shown that he does have that type of maturity saying that I look forward

Starting point is 00:27:55 to being in the Patriots offense Jacoby's a great guy I'm looking forward to working with him I know they've had a lot of success up there in the past. He understands Mayo has been a part of these championship teams, and he's going to listen when he talks without any question. And he just wants to find, I think, a way to contribute to Patriots Nation, find his own way. And I think that way is going to endure him to Patriots Nation, just like you've done, Isaac, to Patriots Nation today by really, I think, getting everyone excited to watch Drake May on the field.

Starting point is 00:28:25 Folks, he is the expert and we do not question his judgment here. This has been a blast, Isaac. I want to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to join us here today on Locked On Patriots. Before I let you go, my friend, please let everyone know where they can reach out to you, where they can interact with you. And tell us a little bit about Locked On Tar Heels, Locked On College Basketball. Always great listens, folks. I highly recommend listening to them both. Isaac's one of the best in the business. The floor is yours, my friend.

Starting point is 00:28:54 Thank you, Mike. I'm most active on Twitter at Isaac Shade. Shade has a C in it. It's German. It means what a pity. I don't know. That's my life and heritage. In terms of interacting with me, I'm always down to interact with fans. I love it when people reach out, always want to respond as much as I humanly can. So if you've got other Drake make questions like, hey, this guy seems hokey. Is he really this humble? Is he really this kind of kid? You know, whatever. Yes, he absolutely is. You don't believe it's true, but it is. Anything you've got, I'm here for it. Bring it on. On Locked on Tar Heels, obviously North Carolina is a basketball first school almost always. So lots of transfer portal stuff for us right now. Who's Carolina going to bring in?

Starting point is 00:29:34 Locked on college basketball is a lot of the same stuff. Transfer portal, teams coming together and getting ready for the NBA draft. So we'd love to have you check it out. If you're a big college basketball fan, we go all year long, just like my brother, Mike does all the great work that he does for you guys here in Patriots country. Thank you so much, my friend. And I guarantee you the feeling is absolutely mutual and folks, a lot of Jordan fans up here in New England. We don't get into the goat argument up here in New England too often. We're pretty sure that the GOAT wore number 12 for the NFL and the GOAT wore number 23 in Chicago and North Carolina for NBA coverage

Starting point is 00:30:09 and NCAA, so we know a lot of fans up here will be interested in checking out the great work that Isaac does on Locked On Tar Heels, and of course, if you're a college basketball fan, a lot of you are up here. Check out Locked On College Basketball, one of the great listens you will find anywhere on this network or any network.

Starting point is 00:30:27 And I say that without hesitation. Isaac, thank you for joining me here today. And, folks, thank you all for joining me here today on Locked On Patriots. Still have more to come, rookie minicamp previews, a little more of your mailbag questions, and, of course, we'll continue to break down all of our draft picks here on Locked On. So stay locked into Locked On Patriots. But in the meantime, on behalf of my friend and colleague, Isaac Shade, I'm Mike DeBate,

Starting point is 00:30:51 reminding you all to stay safe and to stay well and to be the change you wish to see in the world. Have a great day, everyone. We'll see you back here again tomorrow on Locked On Patriots.

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