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Cam Newton is a fan of Drake Maye, but he won’t admit he’s playing like a top quarterback. The former New England Patriots signal caller dismissed the idea that Maye is playing like a top five QB in the NFL when his “First Take” co-host Damien Woody said as much recently. And Newton, once again, refused to give Maye his flowers when Woody said he’s the best deep ball thrower in the NFL. “You’re a liar. You are a liar. You just said, you fixed your lips to say, you allowed this to come out of your mouth, you even thought this first to say, he’s the best deep ball thrower in the NFL,” Newton said. “(Stephen A. Smith), you keep allowing people to come on this show and have diarrhea at the mouth by just saying certain things that are just not true. “You’re a liar. Am I fan of Drake Maye? Absolutely,” he continued. “But one thing that you have to understand and you know this more than anybody, Damien Woody, in order to be the best, you have to do what? Beat the best. In this case, you did it once. But to beat the best, you have to do this twice.” Newton concluded his rant by saying he doesn’t believe the Patriots and Maye can dethrone Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East. “I’m sorry. Did they stand on business when they went up to Buffalo and beat Josh Allen head-to-head?,” Woody said of New England’s Week 5 upset over the Bills. “When Drake Maye stood on business in Buffalo and took care of business?” Maye, who paid homage to Newton with his trademark Superman touchdown celebration earlier this season and grew up a fan of Newton, has been having a strong sophomore season that has put him in the MVP conversation. Newton wants to see consistency from Maye against “well and capable” competition. And even though Maye was sacked six times against the Browns — who boasted one of the NFL’s top defenses going into Week 8 — he still managed to help put up 32 points in the Patriots’ win. He also continues to put his name in the Patriots history books as well as among other elite quarterbacks. Sunday marked the seventh straight game Maye reached at least 200 passing yards with a quarterback rating of at least 100. Only four other quarterbacks have reached that feat. Peyton Manning (2004) Tom Brady (2007) Aaron Rodgers (2011, 2020) Patrick Mahomes (2018) Maye’s next test is the Atlanta Falcons who boast a 4-3 record before the Patriots take on the 6-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road.
