Patriots star Drake Maye gets engaged to longtime girlfriend Ann Michael Hudson

Patriots star Drake Maye gets engaged to longtime girlfriend Ann Michael Hudson

Drake Maye pulled off the biggest play of his life. 

The Patriots quarterback proposed to his longtime girlfriend Ann Michael Hudson, announcing the pair was engaged in an Instagram post on Wednesday. 

“Love doing life with you. Can’t wait to marry you!” Maye wrote in the caption of the pH๏τo carousel that showed the moment he dropped to one knee, followed by the pair posing by the water at sunset at an unnamed location. 

The Patriots also posted a message of congratulations on their Instagram account. 

“Congratulations Drake Maye and Ann Michael Hudson!!” the team wrote along with pictures from Maye’s post.

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Maye, 22, and his soon-to-be bride received a number of congratulations from former Patriots — including Bailey Zappe and Hunter Henry — along with fellow rookie quarterbacks Jayden Daniels and J.J. McCarthy. 

The couple even received a hearty congratulations from Izzy Nix, the wife of Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix. 

Maye and Hudson have been dating since middle school and celebrated their ninth anniversary in October. 

Drake Maye and Ann Michael Hudson have been dating for almost a decade. amh811/Instagram
Drake Maye posing with Ann Michael Hudson. Instagram/Ann Michael Hudson

“9 years with you and it keeps getting better everyday. I couldn’t imagine my life with out you as my best friend,” Hudson wrote in an Instagram post then. “I love you more than you know!”

The pair attended the University of North Carolina, where Hudson is still a student in the business school.

New England selected Maye with the third overall pick in 2024, and he started 12 games in his first year, making his NFL debut in a relief effort during a Week 3 loss to the Jets. 

Drake Maye and Ann Michael Hudson got plenty of congratulatory messages. Instagram/Ann Michael Hudson
Drake Maye of the New England Patriots rolls out during the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium on December 28, 2024 in Foxborough, Mᴀssachusetts. Getty Images
Drake Maye #10 of the New England Patriots warms up before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium on January 05, 2025 in Foxborough, Mᴀssachusetts. Getty Images

Maye threw for 2,276 yards and 15 touchdowns in his rookie season as one of the top first-year players in 2024. 

The young quarterback will be under the tutelage of new Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel next season after the team moved on from Jerod Mayo.

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