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Drake Maye & The Patriots Could Be Facing Serious Punishment From The NFL Following Super Bowl Loss

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This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye running with the football
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

Losing the Super Bowl is one thing, but now Drake Maye and the Patriots might be hit with something else. The Patriots lost the Super Bowl to the Seahawks after a strong 14-3 season.

New England could do next to nothing on offense all night long. Rookie left tackle Will Campbell allowed 14 pressures, struggling against Seattle’s defense. He later blamed an injury while apologizing for not speaking to the media after the game.

Aside from that, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye struggled badly once again in the game. It was a theme of his entire playoff run. Before the Super Bowl, Maye’s shoulder issue raised concern ahead of the game. His shoulder issue surfaced following the AFC Championship Game. According to team listings, the injury was classified as right shoulder soreness, not a structural issue.

It seems that the injury hindered his play. Now, FOX Sports analyst Nick Wright asserted that the NFL should punish the Patriots.

Nick Wright Wants The Patriots Punished Over Drake Maye’s Injury

Drake Maye (Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images)

One of the biggest debates leading up to Super Bowl 60 centered on New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s injured shoulder. Throughout the week, the Patriots downplayed the severity of the injury.

After the Patriots’ 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Maye revealed he received a pain-killing injection in his shoulder. “My shoulder feels — um, they shot it up, so not much feeling,” Maye said after the loss. “Feels good to go. I felt alright.”

Nick Wright now believes the Patriots should face punishment from the NFL. He called what they did “fudging information on the final injury report leading into the Super Bowl.”

“Do you agree with me that at this point the NFL has no choice but to put some type of punishment on the Patriots for their Super Bowl injury report?” Wright said.

“If we are at Wednesday and the number one story is the quarterback’s injury — and the quarterback said he had the shoulder shot up, that he was dealing with something — especially in the modern NFL world where gambling is legal, if not encouraged… it is the quarterback of a Super Bowl team. I have no way to read that other than, let’s call it what it is — the team fudged information on the final injury report leading into the Super Bowl.”

Following the Super Bowl, Drake Maye said Monday that he will not require surgery on the shoulder.

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