FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Even with a victory over the much-hated New York Jets and four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, the New England Patriots couldn’t celebrate too much.
First-round draft pick Drake Maye left the game in the first half after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit at the end of a run. He was placed in the NFL’s concussion protocol, with no timetable on when he might be able to come back.
Coach Jerod Mayo said that Maye’s status was “above my pay grade.” An NFL player in the concussion protocol must be cleared by an independent neurological consultant before he can return to play.