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Perry: What to know about Drake Maye’s knee injury amid reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
If you believe Drake Maye can be the future face of the New England Patriots’ franchise, you probably didn’t enjoy seeing Wednesday’s injury report.
The rookie quarterback popped up on the injury report with a knee injury, and while he was a full participant in practice, The Boston Globe’s Ben Volin reported that Maye got an MRI later that day, causing further consternation about Maye’s health.
The good news? The Patriots don’t view Maye’s knee injury as serious, according to our Patriots Insider Phil Perry. Perry joined Boston Sports Tonight to detail what he’s hearing from the team about the No. 3 overall pick.
“I’ve spoken to multiple people in the organization about this tonight and what I’ve been told is that they are not concerned about this knee injury to Drake Maye,” Perry said, as seen in the video player above. “He was a full participant in practice (Wednesday). We’ll be out there (Thursday) and be able to watch him closely, see how he’s moving through warmups, through individual drills, et cetera, et cetera.”
Perry wasn’t told whether or not Maye received an MRI but confirmed the QB is expected to play in Week 7 against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
“What I can tell you is they’re not concerned, that he is still expected to be playing this coming weekend out in London, and again, we’ll see what practice looks like (Thursday),” Perry said. “I know Jerod Mayo has talked about transparency at the podium, but it feels like they’re closing ranks on this one to a degree.”
Maye showed real promise in his first NFL start last Sunday, completing 20 of 33 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns while adding a team-high 38 rushing yards on five carries. He also committed three turnovers, however (two interceptions and a fumble) and took four sacks while being hit eight times in a 41-21 loss to the Houston Texans.
Perry speculated that Maye’s injury may not…
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Publish date : 2024-10-17 13:24:13
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