The New England Patriots headed back inside the WIN Waste Innovations Field House without No. 10.
After previously being listed as a limited participant due to a right shoulder injury, Drake Maye did not practice on Friday because of an illness. The starting quarterback was at the facility and on hand for morning meetings, however, just over a week before the champions of the AFC face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX.
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“Again, we’ve had a lot of guys over the last month or six weeks here with illness,” head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters, later adding that the second-team All-Pro would have been at practice otherwise and responded “favorably” to recent throwing reps. “So again, try to do what’s best for the player and the team. Try to take care of the guys, don’t spread anything.”
Officially, Maye was among nine Patriots projected as questionable to end the bye week before Super Bowl LX. The others who missed practice in Foxborough on Friday included running back Terrell Jennings, offensive tackle Thayer Munford Jr., outside linebacker Harold Landry III and inside linebacker Robert Spillane.
Here’s the estimated injury report as California awaits.
DOUBTFUL
Patriots
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Seahawks
The Patriots did not forecast any players being ruled out more than a week out from the 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff at Levi’s Stadium. But the Seahawks did forecast Kight as being doubtful to go. The rookie offensive tackle, who last played in the NFC divisional round, was listed as sidelined on three consecutive Super Bowl LX injury reports because of a knee injury.
QUESTIONABLE
Patriots
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QB Drake Maye (right shoulder, illness)
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RB Terrell Jennings (concussion protocol, hamstring — IR return)
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WR Mack Hollins (abdomen)
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TE Hunter Henry (not injury related — rest)
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OT Morgan Moses (not injury related — rest)
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OT Thayer Munford Jr. (knee, illness)
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DT Joshua Farmer (hamstring — IR return)
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LB Harold Landry III (knee)
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LB Robert Spillane (ankle)
Seahawks
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LB Chazz Surratt (ankle — IR return)
Four Patriots initially carrying questionable tags practiced in full to end the week, including Hollins at receiver, Henry at tight end, Moses at offensive tackle and Farmer at defensive tackle.
But the sidelined list reflects those closer to uncertainty. And a pair of defensive captains find themselves on it.
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Landry was ruled out ahead of the AFC Championship Game after missing three straight practices due to a knee injury that’s been managed since November. Two more practices have since been missed by the starting outside linebacker, who finished the regular season atop the roster with 8.5 sacks and 19 quarterback hits in 15 games. Meanwhile, the meeting at Mile High saw Spillane sustain an ankle injury just 13 defensive snaps into the opening quarter. The team’s leading tackler previously missed four games after an ankle injury arose on the first night of December. Announced as questionable to return against the Denver Broncos, he did not step back in for what became a 10-7 win. No practice reps have been logged by the green dot dating back to then.
Asked whether either March signing would be ready for Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, Vrabel said, “All I can tell you is they didn’t practice today and I don’t know what’s going to happen nine days from now, or however many days that is.”
A long line of Seahawks avoided early game designations on Friday, led by quarterback Sam Darnold.
