{"id":718414,"date":"2026-01-31T06:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/718414\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:11:25","slug":"drake-maye-misses-patriots-practice-in-super-bowl-2026-injury-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/718414\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Maye misses Patriots practice in Super Bowl 2026 injury drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

The noise around Drake Maye\u2019s injured shoulder is only getting louder.<\/p>\n

The New England quarterback was not at practice Friday raising some alarms around the team just nine days out from Super Bowl 2026.<\/p>\n

Maye, who had reportedly not missed a practice all season, sat out with what head coach Mike Vrabel said was a combination of \u201cinjury and illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of guys over the last month or six weeks here with illness,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cTrying to do what\u2019s best for the player and the team, trying to take care of guys, not spread anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old, on the heels of an MVP-worthy regular season, was listed as a limited participant<\/a> on the Patriots\u2019 Jan. 28 practice report, the result of a rough-and-tumble AFC Championship win over the Broncos that saw him land hard on his right throwing shoulder after being tackled in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Both he and Vrabel have downplayed the severity of the injury, though the QB acknowledged having \u201cbumps and bruises.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to be ready to go,\u201d Maye told reporters Thursday. \u201cThis is the game you dream of playing in, so looking forward to getting out there and getting a chance to play in the Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barring any serious changes, Maye plans to take the field on Feb. 8 against the Seahawks at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.<\/p>\n

\"NewPatriots quarterback Drake Maye watches teammates during practice, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. AP<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s just been one of those things where it\u2019s a long season,\u201d Maye said. \u201cSometimes, things show up. I\u2019ll do whatever I can to, you know, feel 100% and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll get if not there as close as I can or 99[%] or do whatever I can to make sure, I\u2019m throwing and, like I said, do whatever I can to help the team win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vrabel told reporters Thursday his level of concern was \u201cnot much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DenverPatriots quarterback Drake Maye is tackled by Denver Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga Denver Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a sigh of relief to Patriots fans, who would be staring down a quarterback tandem of Josh Dobbs, who took first-team reps on Friday, and third-stringer Tommy DeVito as the next men up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try not to have a whole lot of concern,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cI just want to prepare the football team, and make sure that we\u2019re ready and that we have a plan. I don\u2019t want to surprise anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maye, in his second season, helmed a massive New England turnaround<\/a> that saw the Patriots go from the AFC East basement at 4-13 to the cusp of a title following a 14-3 regular season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

He emerged as a legit MVP candidate after throwing for 4,394 yards with 31 touchdowns against eight interceptions, leading the league with 113.5 passer rating and 77.1 QB rating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The noise around Drake Maye\u2019s injured shoulder is only getting louder. The New England quarterback was not at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":718415,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[833,7,249,6,9,505,41484],"class_list":{"0":"post-718414","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-drake-maye","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-new-england-patriots","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-super-bowl","14":"tag-super-bowl-2026"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115988234262376018","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}