Patriots' Mike Vrabel deflects Drake Maye injury questions, says 'nobody's 100%' ahead of Super Bowl

It appears New England Patriots prima backmost Drake Maye sustained a enarthrosis wounded during the team’s 10-7 triumph successful the AFC Championship Game connected Sunday.

Head manager Mike Vrabel was asked astir the net doctors who were speculating astir Maye’s injury, and Vrabel did not defuse the concerns of Patriots federation with his answer.

"There’s not a subordinate connected our squad that’s 100% healthy," Vrabel said during a caller quality connected WEEI’s "The Greg Hill Show" erstwhile asked astir Maye.

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New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye reacts aft defeating the Broncos successful the AFC Championship Game astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High successful Denver, Colorado. Jan. 25, 2026. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

Vrabel was past asked if helium thought Maye was steadfast capable to play astatine a precocious level, and the caput manager continued to not straight reply the question.

"I would ideate we’ll spell done the wounded study and whenever we person to crook that in, we’ll crook it in. But nobody’s 100%. This’ll beryllium our 21st game."

Fans connected the net person speculated that Maye got injured successful the 3rd 4th erstwhile helium got deed connected a scramble and instantly grabbed his close shoulder. Maye said aft the crippled that helium had immoderate bumps and bruises.

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New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye looks towards his seat during the AFC Championship crippled against the Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Denver. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

"Some bumps and bruises, but hey, that’s what it takes," Maye said connected Sunday. "And I deliberation a batch of those guys successful that locker country are battling done things and I deliberation astatine the aforesaid clip the champion happening astir it is we get different accidental astatine it. Another accidental I person to get healthy."

Vrabel, erstwhile speaking astatine a property league connected Tuesday, said the interest astir Maye’s wounded has astir apt been blown retired of proportion.

"Here is what I’m going to commencement saying astir this vigor show, this is similar the Miranda rights. There is thing I tin accidental connected determination that tin beryllium utilized against maine erstwhile I travel backmost successful here," Vrabel said connected Tuesday, "I deliberation that everybody, including Drake, is not 100% astatine this portion of the year, and we volition bash everything we tin to assistance our players beryllium prepared and get acceptable for this game."

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New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye celebrates with the trophy aft the AFC Championship triumph implicit the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Patriots volition request Maye to beryllium astatine his champion successful the Super Bowl, arsenic the Seattle Seahawks defence was the champion successful the NFL this season, allowing conscionable 17.1 points per game. Maye, who was fantastic successful the regular season, has not seen the aforesaid occurrence successful the playoffs, contempt making the Super Bowl.

In the regular season, the 23-year-old completed 72% of his passes for 4,394 yards with 31 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, on with 421 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. In the playoffs, Maye has not been arsenic effectual done the air, completing 55.8% of his passes for 533 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions portion getting sacked 15 times.

However, Maye has been dynamic with his legs, rushing for 141 yards and 1 touchdown, the lone 1 the Patriots scored successful the AFC Championship, successful 3 games.

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