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Mike Reiss, ESPN staff scribbler
FOXBOROUGH, Accumulation. – Pristine England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye will be a restricted player in practice Wednesday as he progresses through the NFL’s concussion protocol.
Educator Jerod Mayo said Maye’s status for Sunday’s road game against the Tennessee Titans is out of the team’s reach, and the Patriots will adjust accordingly, with veteran Jacoby Brissett and Joe Milton III closer on the chart. of quarterback intensity.
“He’ll throw the ball sometimes in practice today, but he’ll be limited,” Mayo said. “There are people much smarter than me when it comes to healing people with concussions, and we will rely on our medical professionals and also the NFL league policy when it comes to getting him ready to play.
“I am confident that if the league says he can play games, he will be able to travel in the market and function. In announcing that, I think it is very relaxed to put Jacoby there, since he is certified and at all times remains capable, as he should be seen in the final game. But that works, we’ll see.
A player cannot be cleared to play in a game until cleared by an independent doctor, which is the final step of the league’s concussion protocol.
Maye was placed in concussion protocol early in the second quarter of Sunday’s 25-22 victory over the New York Jets, and Mayo said the NFL’s independent observer began that process.
Maye had stayed in the game after an 18-yard run late in the first quarter in which he was on the receiving end of linebacker Jamien Sherwood’s helmet-to-helmet contact while sliding. Maye played four plays after that, and when the Patriots punted, he came to the sideline and sat on the bench before Patriots medical officials and athletic training staff took him to the medical tent for further evaluation.
Maye later walked to the locker room for further evaluation and, at halftime, told Mayo that he hoped to continue playing in the game.
On Wednesday, Mayo said of Maye: “His mood is right. He was fine after the sport. To tell the truth, he dropped a few dimes after the accident. So he was once upbeat.”
Brissett replaced Maye for the final three quarters, leading a winning drive late in the fourth quarter.
Looking ahead to Sunday’s game against the Titans and the preparations leading up to it, Mayo said, “We approach it like any alternative shock. Having a veteran quarterback like Jacoby more or less puts us on vacation.”
