Drake Maye suffers serious injury during Super Bowl

The verdict is in for the New England Patriots: a 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX.

At the center of the discussion, the health of young quarterback Drake Maye raised many questions. Despite receiving an injection of painkillers before kickoff to numb a sore shoulder, Maye refused to use his physical condition as an excuse.

“If I'm on the field, it's because I'm able to play. I wouldn't put the team at risk if I couldn't be myself,” said the 23-year-old athlete. The injury, which occurred in the AFC Championship Game against Denver, did not prevent Maye from completing 27 of 43 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns. However, these statistics hide a darker reality: most of his production came in the fourth quarter, when the game was already out of reach.

Maye's ordeal resulted in constant pressure from the Seattle defense. Harassed throughout the evening, he suffered six sacks and was hit on more than 52% of his passing plays.

A historic statistical record for a difficult postseason

Despite a sparkling regular season that earned him second place in the MVP voting, Drake Maye had a painful postseason. With 21 sacks during the playoffs, he set a sad NFL record for a single playoff campaign. His eight total turnovers in three games tarnish a record of 828 passing yards.

Head coach Mike Vrabel, however, defended his protégé after the game. In his view, the responsibility for the loss is collective. “We have to protect our quarterback better. When we do that, we have to run our routes and help him. Then he has to be better too. That's how it works,” Vrabel insisted. For the Patriots, this lost final will serve as a harsh learning lesson for a team that, despite everything, seems to have a bright future with Maye at the helm.

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