by: Steve Samra 8 hours ago SamraSource
Drake Maye isn’t easing concerns about his status for Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks . On Friday, he missed practice with an illness and a right shoulder injury, according to Ari Meirov.
That update comes after the Patriots quarterback was the subject of injury speculation coming out of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game victory over the Denver Broncos. Despite New England downplaying the situation, David D. Chao , a former NFL team doctor, stated his belief that Maye injured his right throwing shoulder.
Chao expressed his concerns about Maye and how the apparent injury would affect him in Super Bowl LX, doubling down earlier this week after Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel addressed the speculation: “No question #DrakeMaye will play in Super Bowl. Also no question he hurt his right shoulder,” Chao wrote on X.
On the other hand, Vrabel stated he wasn’t willing to dive into potential specifics of the alleged injury: “There’s not a player on our team that’s 100% healthy,” Vrabel said on The Greg Hill Show. “I would imagine we will go through the injury report, and whenever we have to turn that in, we’ll turn it in. But nobody is 100%. This will be our 21st game.”
Continuing, Vrabel then spoke to the New England media, where he was asked directly if Maye hurt his shoulder. He said, “No, I wouldn’t say that anybody hurt anything.”
“This is a sport where there’s gonna be things that come up,” Vrabel added. “We’ll talk about whatever status each player has for the game once we’re required to.”
Regardless, Maye’s status will be closely monitored this week and next, with the Super Bowl set for Sunday, Feb. 8. He and the Patriots are coming off a gutsy win in Denver in what became a blizzard in the second half.