Patriots Hc Mike Vrabel Dismisses Any Talk Of Drake Maye Right Shoulder Injury

Coming out of the AFC Championship game on Sunday, there are questions about the health of New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye as Super Bowl LX approaches.

When asked about Maye’s status by reporters, head coach Mike Vrabel did his best Matrix impression, the way he dodged questions about Maye suffering a right shoulder injury during the title game. 

“No, I wouldn’t say that anybody hurt anything… Everybody, including Drake, is not 100%.”

Speculation has been circulating that Maye might have injured his right shoulder during a scrambling play in the third quarter of Sunday’s game. Vrabel didn’t make anything of it publicly, although Maye did mention bumps and bruises after the game.

While it doesn’t sound like anything major, this will be something to keep an eye on as we get closer to the big game. Maye has been durable, starting in all 17 games for the Patriots this season along with three playoff games on the road to Super Bowl LX.

New England will be looking to cap off a resurrection campaign by winning the franchise's seventh Vince Lombardi trophy. That would make them the leader among all NFL teams, breaking the current tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

The Patriots finished 4-13 in each of the previous two seasons. In Vrabel’s first year leading the team he spent eight of his 14 NFL seasons with, the Patriots are back in the Super Bowl. New England flipped the script this year, winning 14 games and claiming the No. 2 seed in the AFC, then traveled to Denver in the title game and beat the top-seeded Broncos.

If Maye and company can beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, they’ll have pulled off one of the most improbable turnarounds the NFL has ever seen.

Seattle and New England will do battle in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8, kicking off at 6:30 p.m. ET, from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.