New England Patriots
“Proper now I’m feeling good and looking out ahead to getting on the market and making ready for the Seahawks and prepping to get able to go.”
As Drake Maye and the Patriots start their prep work for Tremendous Bowl LX, the 23-year-old quarterback’s well being has now turn into an early storyline earlier than the crew makes the trek to Santa Clara this weekend.
A number of docs on social media — together with former Chargers crew physician David Chao — famous over the weekend that Maye may need injured his shoulder throughout Sunday’s victory over the Broncos within the AFC championship sport.
Speaking during his weekly appearance on “WEEI Afternoons” on Tuesday, Maye downplayed speak of being hindered by any type of bodily ailment.
“I’m feeling good. We’ve obtained some further relaxation. I don’t assume it’s from the sport. I believe it’s simply the buildup of throwing, together with coaching camp, 30 weeks straight of throwing and 4 days per week. It might add up,” Maye stated. “However I obtained some further relaxation and I’m feeling good and able to go for the Tremendous Bowl.”
Whereas Maye brushed apart any discourse concerning his shoulder, he was candid when requested if he is perhaps restricted throughout practices over these subsequent two weeks — be it at Foxborough or in California.
“I believe it’s too early to say,” Maye stated of his follow standing forward of a Feb. 8 showdown with the Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium.
“Proper now I’m feeling good and looking out ahead to getting on the market and making ready for the Seahawks and prepping to get able to go,” he added.
Maye and the Patriots’ passing sport labored on Sunday in Denver, with the MVP candidate finishing 10-of-21 throws for 86 yards.
He nonetheless prevented any turnovers and used his legs (65 speeding yards) to each rating New England’s lone landing and ice the game in the fourth quarter with a Third-and-6 scamper.
However, if the Patriots need to shut out its unbelievable turnaround season with a Lombardi Trophy, it’s going to want extra from an offense that’s averaging simply 18.0 factors per sport this postseason.
According to Chao, Maye appeared to harm his shoulder within the third quarter of Sunday’s win at Empower Subject at Mile Excessive after being tackled by Denver linebacker Talanoa Hufanga.
Maye slammed his proper shoulder within the floor on the finish of the play and was noticed rotating his shoulder and adjusting his shoulder pads after getting off the gridiron.
Two performs later, Maye accomplished one in every of New England’s most explosive performs on an in any other case quiet night for the offense — connecting with Mack Hollins on a 31-yard acquire off a flea flicker.
Maye additionally didn’t appear worse for put on within the fourth quarter — stiff-arming Jonah Ellis on the seven-year run that moved the chains and allowed New England to expire the clock.
Speaking on WEEI Tuesday morning, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel stated that none of New England’s gamers — Maye included — have been utterly wholesome at this stage of the NFL calendar.
Throughout a press convention with the media later that morning, Vrabel was once more requested if Maye is wholesome within the lead-up to Tremendous Bowl LX.
“No, I wouldn’t say that anyone harm something,” Vrabel said. “Once more, it is a sport the place there’s going to be issues that come up.
“We’ll discuss no matter standing every participant has for the sport as soon as we’re required to, we perceive that, however we have been in a position to operate offensively, throw the soccer, run the soccer, in order that’s type of the place everyone is at.”
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