do you know what it takes to win a quarterback competition in the NFL sometimes it's about seizing the moment when your number is called and that's exactly what happened in the Patriots preseason finale against the Washington commanders the New England Patriots are in the thick of a quarterback battle with veteran jacobe brassette and rookie Drake May both vying for the top spot but in a twist of fate the competition took an unexpected turn Sunday night brassette who got the start was looking to solidify his place on the team but ended up facing a tough Challenge on New England's very first drive doc Commander defensive enk A J Henry charged through the Patriots backfield like a freight train delivering a brutal sack that left brassette grimacing in pain despite the hit brassette pushed through finishing the drive with two more passes before the Patriots were forced to punt but when New England's offense took the field again there was a new face under Center enter Drake May the rookie stepped up and showed flashes of his potential taking over The reigns from brassette and just like that the spotlight shifted the Patriots eventually announced that brasset had sustained a right shoulder injury officially listing him as questionable to return do brasset stayed on the sideline in pads but his night was over Patriots coach Gerald Mayo later revealed that brassette was only supposed to play a series or two anyway and assured fans that it wasn't a major injury if this had been a regular season game brassette could have kept going dot but the real story here is Drake May in the NFL moments like this can define a career May seized his chance flashing his upside and giving the Patriots something to think about as they continue their quarterback evaluation dot as the regular season approaches the Patriots quarterback situation is still up in the air but one thing is clear Drake may just made the competition a lot more interesting dot who will emerge as the Patriot starting quarterback only time will tell but the battle is far from over