When an NFL team is on a winning roll, it often feels less like a roster and more like a family. Players, coaches, staff, and fans are all pulling in the same direction. Of late, this familial feeling and love are on display to epic proportions when it comes to New England Patriots’ quarterback Drake Maye and his wife Ann Michael Maye.
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During the Patriots’ AFC Championship victory last Sunday, when they clinched a gritty 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos to punch their ticket to Super Bowl 60, Ann once again became a viral fan favorite. They celebrated how she blended unmistakable style with unshakable support for her husband.
The Patriots will now head to Santa Clara, California, where they’ll face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 60. For the Maye family, the moment carries extra significance.
Drake and Ann’s love story began when they were attending middle school in North Carolina. They started dating when they were just 12 years old. They later attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill together, where Drake starred as the Tar Heels’ quarterback from 2021 to 2023. Ann, needless to say, was a constant presence on the sidelines.
After Maye’s rookie NFL season, the couple tied the knot on June 21, 2025, an outdoor wedding which they celebrated surrounded by family, friends, and teammates. Now, less than a year into their marriage, and just months before their first wedding anniversary, Maye finds himself leading the Patriots to the Super Bowl, with a potential NFL MVP award on its way, too.
And, fans also seem to understand the significance of this Super Bowl for Maye and Ann and their partnership, going by how they cheered both. By the final whistle in the AFC Championship game, Patriots fans weren’t just celebrating Maye’s clutch fourth-quarter scramble that sealed the game. They were celebrating the woman affectionately dubbed “The Queen of the North.”
Ann has long been known for her standout gameday looks, from custom sweatshirts declaring “I [heart] Drake Maye” to carefully coordinated cold-weather fits. But for the AFC Championship, she went all out.
Braving the snow at Mile High Stadium, she wore a custom jacket embroidered with every evolution of the Patriots logo in the franchise’s history. After the win, Ann shared a postgame photo on Instagram that captured both the magnitude of the moment and the emotion behind it.
“Words can’t even begin to describe how proud I am of you, #10!!!! Watching your dreams come true is the biggest blessing, and I love you!!!!!” she wrote.
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Ann, who recently graduated from UNC’s business school, has been there with Maye every step of the way. From draft night to playoff runs, her support has never wavered. And Patriots fans have embraced her as one of their own.
Super Bowl 60 will air on Sunday, February 8, exclusively on NBC and Peacock, with coverage beginning at 1 p.m. ET and kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET. Whether or not the Lombardi Trophy ends up in Foxborough, one thing is already clear: For Drake and Ann Michael Maye, this Super Bowl run marks a once-in-a-lifetime milestone
