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Drake Maye shared a quick kiss with his wife, Ann Michael Maye, ahead of the 2026 Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 8
The Patriots quarterback married his high school sweetheart in June 2025
Drake is making his Super Bowl debut playing against the Seattle Seahawks
Drake Mayehas tons of support on the sidelines for the 2026 Super Bowl!
The New England Patriots quarterback, 23, shared a kiss with his wife, 22-year-oldAnn Michael Maye, on the field at Levi's Stadium, Calif. The Sunday, Feb. 8 game between the Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will mark the NFL star's Super Bowl debut.
In a snap from the sidelines, Drake embraced Ann Michael — clad in a navy, fur-lined jacket bearing the Patriots' logo and polka-dotted pants — across a barrier as the pair shared a kiss. Both appeared giddy for the big game as she sent Drake on his way.
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Drake and Ann Michael, who were high school sweethearts, tied the knot on June 21, 2025 at the Grandfather Golf and Country Club in North Carolina, perThe News & Observer.
The pair attended William A. Hough High School together, before the quarterback transfered to Myers Park High School. They again attended the same institution again for their college years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Drake made his relationship with Ann Michael official in 2020, with awholesome hard-launch poston New Year's Day. "Bringing in '20 with a 10🤤," Drake captioned the post, which featured a smiley snap of the couple.
After his years as a quarterback for the UNC Tar Heels, Maye was selected by thePatriotsin the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
"Drake, words cannot describe how proud I am of you. What an incredible blessing it has been to be by your side through all of this," Ann Michael wrote onInstagramfollowing the 2024 NFL draft. "I love you and can't wait for this next chapter! GO PATS!!"
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A good luck kiss for Drake Maye and Ann Michael Maye before gametime ❤️Super Bowl LX – 6:30pm ET on NBCStream on@NFLPlus+ Peacockpic.twitter.com/cpVVkn6Hi6
— NFL (@NFL)February 8, 2026
Ever since, Ann Michael's support for her partner's career has reached a national audience. Days ahead of the Super Bowl, Ann Michael showed off progress on a needlepoint project that paid homage to the Patriots: a partial design of a Massachusetts license plate that reads "Go Pats." "I foresee this being framed in our house," she added in aTikTok.
See PEOPLE's coverage of the 2026 Super Bowlbetween the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, airing live on NBC on Sun., Feb. 8, from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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