New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye missed more than half of Sunday’s 25-22 loss to the New York Jets. a struggle It resulted in the rookie entering the NFL’s concussion protocol late in the first quarter of the game.

Appearing on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Monday, Patriots first-year head coach Jerod Mayo offered a warning of sorts for Maye to recover from the first significant injury scare of the 22-year-old’s young career.

Mayo said of Maye playing with her legs: “It means ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’.” Mike Reiss From ESPN. “The point guard is the most important position on the field. He needs to protect himself a little better.”

New England’s offense over and over failed in his defense The club fell to 1-4 with senior point guard Jacoby Brissett replacing Maye. Mayo then turned to Maye for the Week 6 game against the Houston Texans, perhaps in part to prevent a “riot” in the locker room, and the third overall pick of this year’s draft had shown promise in his first two starts. casualties.

Against the Jets, Brissett helped New England finish in second place fourth quarter scoring drives They earned a needed victory en route to the Patriots that moved them to 2-6 on the season. Mayo added Monday that he was “not sure” if Maye would clear concussion protocol to play for the 1-6 Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

Those running the Patriots understand that a win against the Jets is just as important as New England. clearly I am searching sell talent Before the November 5th trading deadline for draft assets. So logic suggests Mayo and Co. should want to protect Maye and keep him on the sidelines for the duration of the Tennessee contest so he can be fully healthy for the Nov. 10 matchup against the Chicago Bears (4-3).

In total, Maye has He gained 114 yards and a touchdown on 13 rushing attempts this season. Those kinds of stats show how he can extend plays and drives with his scrambling abilities, but Sunday’s events showed that he will have to try to avoid the type of hits that could sideline any signal-caller when he can get back into the lineup.