Drake Maye Reveals How Marriage to Wife Ann Michael Changed His Lifestyle, Talks Tom Brady, Rarely Drinking & More

Drake Maye Reveals How Marriage to Wife Ann Michael Changed His Lifestyle, Talks Tom Brady, Rarely Drinking & More Drake Maye is opening up about married life with his wife Ann Michael Maye and how their relationship has impacted his life on and off the football field. The 24-year-old New England Patriots quarterback is on the cover of Men's Health's Fall 2026 issue, arriving just ahead of the team's season opener against the Seattle Seahawks. In the accompanying interview and an appearance on the magazine's Strong Talk podcast, Drake revealed how getting married has changed his daily routine, including his diet and sleep schedule. He also shared what he first loved about Ann Michael and revealed that she's just as competitive as he is. Drake also opened up about his decision to rarely drink alcohol, what he's learned from legendary Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, his fitness goals and how long he hopes to play in the NFL. We've rounded up the biggest highlights from Drake Maye's new interview. Keep reading to find out what Drake Maye shared… On being super-competitive, a trait he shares with his wife Ann Michael: 'I mean, any sport I love, you know, playing pickleball, tennis, basketball, anything you're keeping score, I love playing. And that's a good thing about my wife as well, she's very competitive…. that's the best thing about her. I mean, that's kind of what I kind of loved about her first. You know, growing up and seeing her play sports, play different sports, play three sports in high school and wanting to win….and she's my pickleball partner and we're playing our brothers and she's wanting to win. Like that stuff is one of the best things about her.' On how getting married changed his lifestyle: 'I think one of the biggest things was getting married….In college I was a go to bed at midnight, and we did have to wake up at six for our first meeting at 6:30 AM. And now me and my wife are in bed by 10 at the latest, usually. So that's this navigation of growing and kind of maturing and just realizing, eating more meals at home, you're eating better stuff instead of going out to eat, you know, all the time, like, I was before, you know, I started living with my wife. So I think just the nature of growing up, maturing, and just enjoying the little things of having a dinner at home and sitting on the couch and watching a sports game, or watching a show and enjoying the peace and the escape from my job or my sport or what I do for a living, and just having that time away from the sport and realizing that that's important for the mental health and also for, you know, just to your life.' On what goals he has for his career: 'It's hard not to say win a Super Bowl. It's hard not to say play for a certain amount of time. You know, 15 years for me would be, would be awesome at my position, playing for 15 years. And I think the other goal would just be [to] have impact not only on the field, but off the field, in what I do outside of football. [Those] would be probably the three that come to mind first….And knowing that all those are in reach is the coolest thing.' On speculation over exactly how much muscle he's added in the offseason: 'I don't see myself as the big ol, muscle-type quarterback. I think there are some guys around the league that showcase that more. I'm looking kind of slim. Slim-fit enough….I wouldn't say I look completely like I'm in the gym all the time.' On setting his sights on longevity in the NFL: 'I'm trying to turn more into the longevity type of quarterback. Being able to understand the opportunity that I have of playing quarterback, one of the fortunate positions in this league that can play for 15 or 20 years and it not be, you know, crazy for someone to do it at a high level. I'm in year three, and trying to set it up.' On whether he's gotten any advice from Tom Brady: 'I think the only advice that I've ever felt like I've needed from Tom is the way he did things. You ask him questions and call him all the time, that would be a disservice to what he did.' On what he's learned from Tom Brady: 'The greatest to ever play the position. He set the standard of playing the position in the NFL at the highest level, and people are trying to chase him. So it's my job to try to learn and pick up things that he did and try to, you know, match it.' On rarely drinking alcohol: 'I probably drink less than five times a year….It really hasn't even been a thought to me. People always joke about, you know, 'Man, you're not one of the boys.' And sure, I may have missed some of those nights with some teammates, or some college buddies. But at the end of the day, I think, you know, it wasn't worth it for me….The taste of beer, it really wasn't for me. I think just kind of the state you put your body in, not even the mental focus, but also the physical focus of what you lose and what you have to recover from your body the next day. Just knowing that you know what you could be doing and what you're working toward—at the end of the day, it becomes one of those things where it gets in the way, and that's how I felt.' For more from Drake Maye, head to menshealth.com. Find out how Drake Maye reacted to a scandal earlier this year involving his coach. Posted To:Ann Michael Maye Drake Maye Football Sports