Drake Maye uses part of his offseason in the best way possible by giving local veteran the gift of a lifetime
Drake Maye showed love for a very important member of Patriots Nation. The quarterback surprised former combat medic Matt Jabaut, who served for nearly a decade, with two tickets to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Jabaut is a lifelong Patriots fan. Jabaut thought that he was doing an interview about The American Legion. However, when speaking about his time in the Army, […]
Drake Maye showed love for a very important member of Patriots Nation.
The quarterback surprised former combat medic Matt Jabaut, who served for nearly a decade, with two tickets to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Jabaut is a lifelong Patriots fan.
Jabaut thought that he was doing an interview about The American Legion. However, when speaking about his time in the Army, quarterback Drake Maye walked into the room, and surprised him with the tickets.
“It was awesome and a lot of fun getting to surprise Sgt. Matt Jabaut in Portland, Maine, with the news that we were sending him and his fiancé to the Super Bowl,” Maye said in a press release. “Knowing my grandfather served, I have so much respect and gratitude for the men and women who’ve served our country, like Staff Sgt. Jabaut. I’m so excited to have teamed up with USAA and The American Legion to gift Matt this once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I’m looking forward to seeing him again in New Orleans!”
After the initial shock of this incredible surprise, Jabaut gave Maye a tour of the American League in Portland, and then the two even indulged in a game of catch outside.
Sgt. Jabaut served from 1997 to 2005, and earned the Expert Field Medical Badge. He completed a combat tour in 2002-2003 to Kuwait and Iraq, and then went on to be an instructor at the Joint Medical Training Center in Fort Lewis, WA. Despite finishing his military career, Jabaut has remained an active member of Post 202 of The American Legion in Maine
Jabaut couldn't contain his smile as this all happened, and said that he plans on bringing his fiancé, Caroline, who served in the Navy, to New Orleans. Super Bowl LIX… here they come!
The USAA announced that they plan to coordinate similar efforts with other players across the NFL.
