As Drake Maye was taken to the turf following a third quarter scramble in the AFC Championship Game, the quarterback landed hard on his right arm/shoulder.
Two plays later, Maye connected on his best pass of the day as he hit Mack Hollins downfield off a flea flicker for a 31-yard gain. But between the plays, Maye was seen touching his right shoulder pad and rotating his arm after the hit — raising speculation that he suffered an injury during the play.
Making his weekly appearance on WEEI on Tuesday, Maye downplayed any potential injury.
“I’m feeling good,” he said. “We’ve got in some extra rest. Really, I don’t think it’s from the game. I think just the buildup of almost, including training camp, 30 weeks straight of throwing and four days a week. It can add up. But I got some extra rest and I’m feeling good and ready to go for the Super Bowl.”
As the Patriots have two weeks to prepare for Super Bowl LX against the Seahawks, the team’s first practice of the week will take place on Thursday. When asked if he’d be limited in any fashion leading up to or in the game, Maye stated it was “too early to say.”
He then added: “Right now I’m feeling good and looking forward to getting out there and preparing for the Seahawks and prepping to get ready to go.”
Speaking earlier on Tuesday, head coach Mike Vrabel claimed Maye did not hurt his shoulder and that internet speculation was “probably” blown out of proportion. Vrabel did reiterate numerous times, however, that no player is 100 percent healthy at this point of the season.
“Again, this is a sport where there’s going to be things that come up, but I don’t think that there’s a — we’ll talk about whatever status each player has for the game once we’re required to,” he said. “We understand that. But we were able to function offensively, throw the football, run the football. So, that’s kind of where everybody’s at.”
