Patriots QB Drake Maye misses practice with illness, the latest hiccup to Super Bowl preparations
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is dealing with an illness and did not practice on Friday, the latest wrinkle in the quarterback’s preparations for the Super Bowl matchup with the Seattle Seahawks
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is dealing with an illness and did not practice on Friday, the latest wrinkle in the quarterback's preparations for the Super Bowl matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.
Coach Mike Vrabel confirmed Maye sat out after he was not spotted during the limited period at the beginning of workouts that is open to reporters. It came a day after Maye was a limited participant in practice with a shoulder injury. Vrabel said both issues kept of him off the field Friday.
Maye was at the team facility, however, and able to participate in team meetings. The coach said Maye responded “favorable” after Thursday's practice in which he did some throwing and would have practiced Friday if not for the illness.
Vrabel reiterated that he isn't concerned about Maye's availability going forward.
“Nope. We've had a lot of guys over the last month or six weeks with illness," Vrabel said. “Again, trying to do what's best for the player and the team. And try to take care of guys (and) don't spread things. But we've worked with this here for the past six weeks.”
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Friday was the team's final practice in Massachusetts before heading to Santa Clara, California, for the start of Super Bowl week.
Maye said Thursday that his focus was on being ready to go in time for the Super Bowl.
“I’m feeling good and looking forward to being ready to go," Maye said. "This is the game you dream of playing, so looking forward to getting out there and playing in the Super Bowl.”
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