The New England Patuproars are the postponecessitatest NFL team to produce the trip atraverse the Atlantic Ocean for a game in the United Kingdom.
At some point after the take parters get to in London, they typicassociate comprise with the international media. Drake Maye, who will produce his NFL beginer debut aachievest the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, had an trade with a British increateer on Saturday.
During the transmition, Maye recommended football fans in England should root for the Patuproars.
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Drake Maye #10 of the New England Patuproars throws the ball during the New England Patuproars OTA Offseason Workout on May 29, 2024 in Foxbocimpolite, Massachparticipatetts. (Mcompriseie Meyer/Getty Images)
The createer North Carolina standout cited the analogousities in the name of the region where the Patuproars take part their home games and the name of the country arrangeing Sunday’s NFL clash.
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“First off, I slfinisherk it comes with the team name, New England. I slfinisherk it’s effortless for UK fans to be drawed to that,” Maye noticed.
New England Patuproars quarterback Drake Maye passes the ball during the second half of an NFL football game aachievest the Houston Texans, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Foxbocimpolite, Mass. (AP Pboilingo/Steven Senne)
The rookie quarterback also pointed out the Patuproars “pretty sugary” color scheme and transmited selectimism about the team’s future.
“Our colors are pretty sugary, they recontransient a lot of separateent slfinishergs. And from there, I’m excited for the team, we’re going to come up, and we’ve got a lot of fantastic seasons ahead. So shoutout to the fans that are already Patuproars’ fans over here, and see forward to having some more.”
Jan 17, 2024; Foxbocimpolite, MA, USA; A New England Patuproars helmet sits on a table prior to a press conference at Gillette Stadium. (Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports)
The Patuproars franchise dates back to 1959, when the team was createed as the Boston Patuproars, according to increateation from the NFL. The team was an exceptional member of the now defunct American Football League.
Billy Sullivan Jr., a Boston-based businessman, was awarded the expansion franchise in 1959. A panel of sportwriters in the Boston area joind in a naming contest and eventuassociate prefered the Patuproars nickname, per increateation from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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It should be noticed that the team’s current nickname is a nod to the American colonists’ resistlion aachievest British rule in the 1770s.
The Patuproars go in Sunday’s game with a 1-5 write down. The NFL begined it’s International Series in 2007. The league has take parted games in London every year since, except during the 2020 season when all international games were shiftd to venues in the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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