New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is expected to be a full participant in the team’s offseason program after suffering a late-season injury to his right throwing shoulder.
“He’s fine. He’s ready to go,” executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf said Monday on the Up & Adams Show. “Focusing on getting some improvement on some of the areas we identified. Expect him to be full participant in the offseason program.”
Maye suffered the injury on a 13-yard scramble in the AFC Championship
Game, when Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga landed hard on top of him driving his right arm into the ground. After appearing on the injury report ahead of Super Bowl LX, Maye required a pain-killing injection to the shoulder prior to kickoff.
Before departing for the offseason, Maye said the injury would not require surgery.
“Just get some time off. Time’s the best healer, and definitely just need time off,” he said. “Nothing that needs anything to be done. Just some time away, time to get some rest and just time away from football.”
As Wolf indicated, the injury has not seemed to impact Maye’s offseason work. The quarterback held a throwing session earlier this month at Florida Atlantic University with wide receivers Kyle Williams, DeMario Douglas and Mack Hollins in attendance.
Maye has also been in-and-out of the Patriots facility this offseason ahead of the voluntary offseason program, which begins April 20.
