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“You’re going to feel the pain. It’s going to be tough for a while. Then you step back and you’re able to celebrate what you were able to accomplish.”
Drake Maye walks off the field after the Patriots lost Super Bowl LX to the Seahawks. Godofredo A. Vásquez / AP
February 10, 2026 | 10:19 AM
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Kurt Warner’s words of wisdom for Drake Maye: The Patriots overachieved after back-to-back 4-13 seasons, reaching Super Bowl LX only to experience the pain and disappointment of a 29-13 defeat against the Seahawks.
For second-year quarterback Drake Maye, it’s a lot to process. Having put together a near-MVP season at the age of 23, he then fell flat in the Super Bowl. Processing the 2025 season — both the good and the bad — will be an important step for him as New England moves into what appears to be a bright future.
MassLive’s Karen Guregian spoke to former Super Bowl-winning QB Kurt Warner after the game on Sunday to see what advice he might have for Maye. Warner, who famously burst onto the NFL stage as an unexpected underdog with the Rams in 1999, won one Super Bowl but lost two others (including Super Bowl XXXVI to the Patriots). His words are tempered by those experiences.
“You hate to get to this moment, and not play your best game,” Warner told Guregian. “That’s just what it is. You have to be able to step back and go, ‘Look what we did. We were four wins a year ago, 14 wins this year. And the Super Bowl. I almost won an MVP.’ Just to put it into perspective.”
Warner’s position losing to the Patriots at the end of the 2001 season was likely more jarring than Maye’s circumstances. St. Louis was a huge favorite before falling to Tom Brady and the (then) upstart Patriots. He noted that the hangover of the loss persisted into the 2002 season.
“I remember when we lost our first Super Bowl [to the Patriots], I felt like the next year we were trying to make up for it,” he said to Guregian. “We didn’t play well in the Super Bowl and we started out 0-6 the following year. We started to go in the opposite direction.
“That’s the biggest thing,” he added. “You’re going to feel the pain. It’s going to be tough for a while. Then you step back and you’re able to celebrate what you were able to accomplish.”
In trying to assess the risk of a step backward in 2026, Warner pointed out a major asset that Maye (and New England) still have: Mike Vrabel.
“I don’t think Coach Vrabel is going to allow that. I think he has perspective of, ‘Hey, they’re only a year into this thing.’ It still hurts, and it’s OK for it to hurt. But they’re just in the beginning part of that building process and Drake has to know the same thing.”
Trivia: Other than Tom Brady, who is the only quarterback to lose the Super Bowl three times but still win it at least once?
(Answer at the bottom.)
Hint: He lost Super Bowls XXI, XXII, and XXIV before closing out his career with back-to-back wins on the NFL’s biggest stage.
Scores and schedules:
Boston College rallied to defeat Boston University in the Men’s Beanpot final, 6-2. It’s the Eagles’ first win since 2016. Bruins draft pick James Hagens was named Beanpot MVP.
Tomorrow, the Celtics face the Bulls at TD Garden at 7:30 p.m.
More from Boston.com:
Beanpot highlights: Here’s a full recap of Boston College’s comeback win over rival Boston University.
Vermont on the Olympic stage: In the sprint classic, Ben Ogden, who grew up in Vermont, became the first U.S. male cross-country skier to medal in 50 years.
BEN OGDEN SILVER!!! ✅🥈
SECOND in the world to become the first American man to win an Olympic medal since Bill Koch in 1976!! 🇺🇸📣 pic.twitter.com/wCwKUJoSBw
— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) February 10, 2026
On this day: In 2002, the Revolution struck gold in the MLS SuperDraft. New England managed to land both Taylor Twellman (second overall) and Shalrie Joseph (14th overall). Twellman went on to win league MVP in 2005, while Joseph made eight MLS All-Star teams.
Daily highlight: Here’s Team USA’s Alex Hall (from Alaska) winning silver in the men’s freeski slopestyle at the Olympics.
Trivia answer: John Elway
Hayden Bird is a sports staff writer for Boston.com, where he has worked since 2016. He covers all things sports in New England.
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