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Ann Michael Maye celebrates final day of Bakemas with Drake Maye, Will Campbell
Ann Michael Maye baked sourdough cinnamon rolls for the final day of Bakemas.
What Drake Maye’s wife, Ann Michael Maye, made for final day of Bakemas: All good things must come to an end, including holiday baking rituals.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s wife, Ann Michael Maye, dropped her final video of this year’s Bakemas on Christmas Day, capping a 25-day series where she baked different holiday treats. For the last Bakemas of the year, Maye baked sourdough cinnamon rolls.
After Maye showed how she made the rolls, the video ended with one of the Patriots quarterback’s teammates: offensive tackle Will Campbell.
“Bakemas, Day 25,” Campbell said before chowing down on one of the rolls. “12 out of 10.”
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Maye also appeared in his wife’s video, calling Ann Michael “the queen of bakemas.” He also gave Campbell a nickname (Will “Get Better Soon” Campbell).
The series, which Ann Michael Maye posted daily through the first 25 days of December on her TikTok account, was an instant hit among Patriots fans. In fact, a handful of her videos received over one million views. In her first video of Bakemas, Maye made chocolate chip cookies with red M&M’s that coincided with the Patriots’ game against the Giants on Dec. 1.
Some of the other treats Maye made during Bakemas included peanut butter energy balls, peppermint chocolate chip cookies, dark chocolate peppermint bark, Oreo truffle balls, candy cane sugar cookies, and brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
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As Bakemas grew in popularity with each passing day in December, Maye’s TikTok account also seemed to grow in popularity. She now has over 280,000 TikTok followers, giving her nearly as many or more followers as some professional sports teams like the St. Louis Cardinals, Buffalo Sabres, and more.
Earlier in December, Drake Maye said that his favorite treat of Bakemas was the peppermint chocolate chip cookies. He also said earlier in the month that the attention his wife has gotten from Bakemas has “been awesome.”
“I get to do the good part of trying all her stuff she bakes. I try to bring some leftovers into the building,” Maye recently told WEEI. “I think people up north kinda struggle with the double name. Her name’s a double name, Ann Michael, so hopefully people figure that out. But, she’s a superstar. She’s been a big addition for me, being up here and living with me.”
Trivia: The Patritos selected Drake Maye and Will Campbell with the fourth overall pick in back-to-back drafts. Prior to Maye and Campbell, who were the last two players the Patriots selected with a top-five pick in back-to-back years?
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Answer below.
(Hint: One was a quarterback.)
Scores and schedule:
After a few days off and not playing on Christmas Day for the first time in 10 years, the Celtics are back in action on Friday when they take on the Pacers in Indiana. Boston defeated Indiana on Monday. Tip-off for that game is at 7 p.m. The Celtics will head out West for four games after that, taking on the Trail Blazers in Portland on Sunday.
The Bruins return from their holiday break on Saturday, when they take on the Sabres in Buffalo. That marks the start of a five-game road trip, spending the next four games of the trip on the West Coast.
Finally, the Patriots play their penultimate game of the regular season when they take on the Jets on Sunday. A win in that game and a Bills loss to the Eagles later in the day would help the Patriots clinch the AFC East. Kick-off for Sunday’s game in East Rutherford is set for 1 p.m. ET.
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Drake Maye receives a creative jersey from Fanatics
The Drake “Drake Maye” Maye nickname has made its way onto a jersey. The Patriots quarterback received a jersey with the nickname on it from Fanatics ahead of Christmas Day.
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“The nickname’s catching flame, isn’t it?” Maye said in the video.
How Boston sports athletes celebrated Christmas Day
With the Celtics not playing on Christmas Day for the first time in his career, Jayson Tatum appeared to spend the day at home with his son, Deuce.
A handful of players on the Patriots, meanwhile, participated in a Madden tournament. Patriots running back Terrell Jennings, along with wide receivers Kyle Williams and DeMario Douglas, were among the players to take part in the tournament.
On this day:
Twenty years ago on Friday, the Patriots defeated the Jets, 31-21, in what was the final “Monday Night Football” broadcast as part of ABC’s exclusive contract with the NFL. Mike Vrabel had a strong showing that night, catching both touchdown passes Tom Brady threw in that game and recording a sack. Vrabel recently said that the game was his favorite “Monday Night Football” memory as a player.
After the Patriots-Jets matchup, “Monday Night Football” moved to ESPN after 36 seasons on ABC. However, ABC has begun simulcasting “Monday Night Football” matchups over the last few years, with 13 of the 22 “Monday Night Football” telecasts airing on ABC this season.
Daily highlight:
Stiff arms are pretty frequent in the NFL, but have you seen someone throw a stiff arm so hard that they knocked the opposing player’s helmet off? That’s what Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel did to Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson in Washington’s Christmas Day loss to Dallas.
Trivia answer: Drew Bledsoe and Willie McGinest (1993, 1994)
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