Mike Vrabel Gives Update on QB Drake Maye’s Injury

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The game wasn't the only thing the Patriots lost, though, as starting quarterback Drake Maye left the contest in the first quarter with an ankle injury. He didn't return to the…

The New England Patriots faced the Detroit Lions in Munich, Germany on Sunday losing 35-10.

The game wasn't the only thing the Patriots lost, though, as starting quarterback Drake Maye left the contest in the first quarter with an ankle injury. He didn't return to the contest as backup Tommy DeVito finished out the game for New England.

It was a bad moment for both teams when Maye went out. Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson tackled Maye, which had the quarterback hobbling. As Hutchinson celebrated his tackle, he then began clutching his knee on the field. Hutchinson was ruled out with a knee injury.

After the game, Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was asked for an update on Maye, which he didn't fully have yet. It sounds like the team will wait to be back in the United States to get an official diagnosis for the quarterback.

"We'll have to get some more tests run and we'll see when we come back what it ends up being and the severity of whatever he has," Vrabel said.

The good news for the Patriots is that they're heading into their bye week now. This gives Maye double the amount of time to recover from his ankle injury depending how severe it is. New England's next game is on Sunday, Nov. 29 against the Los Angeles Chargers on "Sunday Night Football."

Vrabel was then asked if Maye's departure was a big reason for the Patriots losing by so much to the Lions. The coach did not use Maye's absence as an excuse as he argued that his team has a lot to work on during the bye, seemingly at every position.

"We have a lot of things, and I don't think Drake's being in there or not would have really [mattered]. I mean, it may have, I highly doubt it," Vrabel said. "Until we start doing the little things better in all three phases, the fundamentals, being able to run the football, to be able to get open and catch and protect our quarterback, tackle, get off the field on third down, create turnovers. ... We're heading into a bye, and we gotta get some things fixed and changed and corrected.

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