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By Nelson Espinal
Contributing Sports Reporter
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The New England Patriots are ramping up their preparations for Super Bowl LX, and Drake Maye's status has become a topic of discussion due to a lingering shoulder injury.
Maye is the star of the Patriots' offense, powering the engine and creating plays when needed, and the team will need him firing at full capacity given their underdog status.
Maye has been dealing with a shoulder problem, though he has downplayed its severity despite being listed as questionable in the last practice before heading out to Santa Clarita.
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He was a limited participant in practice due to an injury and also missed Friday's practice with an illness.
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With media activities leading up to the game starting, conversation about the true nature of his injury has begun, and Ross Tucker of CBS Sports believes Maye is more hurt than he is letting on.
"Yeah, I think I'm a little bit more curious about the Drake Maye shoulder," Tucker said on an appearance of "Donnie and Dhali."
"I think he'll play and I think he'll probably be fine, but fine is not the same as 100 percent. Fine is not the same as, you know, being able to do the stuff he did all season.
"I'm really curious, because even like last night, you watched some videos of him, didn't seem like he was moving the right arm as much as he was moving his left arm, and you know, maybe this is a big conspiracy theory.
"Maybe I'm making too much of it, but I'm curious to see how much it affects him, if at all. I mean he's talking about it, he says he'll be fine, but I guess we'll find out."
What has Drake Maye said about his injury?
During Super Bowl media day, May sounded confident about his status and availability, noting that he should be ready to go like normal.
"I turned a corner landing on the flight (to San Francisco on Sunday)," he said. "I felt good from the flight and throwing out there today, I think it turned the corner, and I really had no doubt being 100% for the game, this is the Super Bowl. We get two weeks to prepare for it and do whatever we got to do to get it right. I've got confidence and feel good."
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