The Patriots this offseason overhauled their offensive staff, and there could be one member fans of Drake Maye should keep an eye on.

Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt was the major hire for New England, and part of his staff will be quarterbacks coach T.C. McCartney and senior offensive assistant Ben McAdoo. The trio was part of the Patriots’ contingent that met prospects and visited during pro days, including Maye’s at North Carolina.

NFL Network reporter Cameron Wolfe joined Taylor Kyles on CLNS Media’s “Patriots Daily,” where he highlighted an assistant to keep an eye on with rookie minicamp on the horizon.

“One thing I was told by Jerod and by multiple people: Ben McAdoo is going to have a huge role for Drake Maye,” Wolfe told Kyles, per CLNS Media. “They hired him for a reason. They think he’s a quarterback savant. He’s been a former head coach, and there’s a thought there that he can develop Drake Maye. Not saying he’s going to have more of a role than Alex Van Pelt, but I’d say that Ben McAdoo is going to have a significant role in developing Drake Maye.”

Wolfe added that media and fans should pay attention to what McAdoo says because that could give an idea of where the coaching staff views Maye’s ability to start in Week 1.

The former New York Giants head coach worked with a variety of quarterbacks throughout his NFL career from Baker Mayfield and Gardner Minshew to Aaron Rodgers and Eli Manning. It will be a wait-and-see where Maye falls on that spectrum.

Patriots To Sign. K Joey Slye

Joey Slye has not needed to wait long to find a new employer. The veteran kicker has an agreement in place with the Patriots, ESPN’s Mike Reiss reports.

Slye was let go by the Jaguars on Tuesday. Jacksonville – which already rostered Riley Patterson – was one of the teams which added a kicker during the draft, making Slye expendable. The latter is a veteran of 78 games, however, and he will provide experienced competition for Chad Ryland in training camp.

Selected in the fourth round of the 2023 draft, Ryland had an underwhelming rookie season. The 24-year-old connected on only 64% of his field goal attempts, including just five of 10 kicks from between 40 and 49 yards. Ryland did miss only one of his 25 extra point attempts, but his 2023 performance did not compare well with that of Nick Folk, whom New England released last offseason.

Ryland is still under contract for three more years on his rookie pact, but teams often move quickly in terms of finding replacements at the kicker position when it is deemed necessary. Slye, 28, could step in as the team’s preferred option depending on how he fares during training camp and the preseason. The former UDFA has experience with the Panthers, Texans and 49ers, but much of his regular season action has come with the Commanders.

Slye spent six games in Washington during the 2021 season, and he went 12-for-12 on field goals in that span. That earned him an extended stay in the nation’s capital, and he remained the team’s full-time kicker in 2022 and ’23. Slye saw his accuracy drop to 83.3% then 79.2% over the past two seasons, though, and the Commanders added Brandon McManus in free agency. That left Slye on the move to Jacksonville before the draft, but he will now turn his attention to earning a roster spot in New England.