Drake Maye hit Cam Newton's Superman celebration against the Carolina Panthers in a 42-13 Week 4 victory on Sunday afternoon.

While it may have looked like a taunt of the team that Newton spent the majority of his career with and made a Super Bowl 50 appearance with, the North Carolina native actually had a different reason for it.

“Big fan,” Maye said, via Boston Herald reporter Zack Cox, after defeating Newton's former team. “He was my favorite player growing up. Pretty cool.”

It was Newton who inspired Maye to become the player he is, and he showed shades of him when he ran the ball in for a five-yard touchdown to give the Patriots a 14-6 lead before he made the tribute for his childhood hero to celebrate.

Maye finished the game with 203 passing yards with two touchdowns and

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