Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye deflected questions about his knee and said he’s ready to make his second career start when New England faces the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London today.
Maye, the No. 3 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, said he’s “feeling good” despite appearing on the injury report this week with a knee issue.
“These last two days felt good out there at practice, feeling good now and ready to go for Sunday,” Maye said at a news conference at the Harrow School.
Maye, a bright spot in New England’s 41-21 loss to the Houston Texans last week, was a full participant both Wednesday and Thursday before the team departed for London. He also practiced Friday.
He declined to say when the knee issue arose: “Injuries are something that you don’t really try to share with the media, so looking forward to Sunday.”
Patriots coach Jerod Mayo, when asked if his quarterback had an MRI, said he didn’t want to discuss medical issues.
“What I will say is I’m confident that he’ll be ready to play,” Mayo said.
Maye “looks good” and has been taking the majority of the first-team reps, the coach added.
In his first NFL start, Maye threw three TD passes, though he also had three turnovers as the Patriots (1-5) lost their fifth straight.
Running back Rhamondre Stevenson practiced for the first time since missing the Houston game because of a foot injury.
“I feeling like I should be ready to play on Sunday,” the fourth-year back said.
Stevenson, who has averaged 4.6 yards per carry through five games, will be a game-time decision, Mayo said.
His possible return would be a boost for an offense that wants to establish the run to keep pressure off Maye. Stevenson’s game status on Friday’s injury report was questionable.
Burks out for Titans, Levis questionable?
The Tennessee Titans placed wide receiver Treylon Burks on injured reserve Saturday and promoted quarterback Trevor Siemian from the practice squad, putting Will Levis’ status against Buffalo in question.
Coach Brian Callahan hinted Friday that injured reserve was Burks’ likely destination after the 18th overall pick in the 2022 draft hurt a knee this week in practice. Callahan said Burks would miss “some time no matter what.”
Burks, acquired with the pick as part of the trade that sent Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Brown to Philadelphia on draft night, has four catches for 34 yards this season. Burks has 53 receptions for 699 yards and one touchdown in 27 games for his career.
The Titans (1-4) also had listed Levis as questionable after the second-year quarterback was limited at practice Friday. Levis is dealing with an AC joint sprain in his right throwing shoulder, suffered Sept. 30. He threw for just 95 yards in last week’s loss to Indianapolis.
Levis practiced all week, but was limited Wednesday and Friday. That puts veteran Mason Rudolph in position potentially for his first start since he started the final three games of last season for Pittsburgh, winning all three, including a 17-10 win on the road in Baltimore in the season finale on Jan. 6.
Rudolph signed with the Titans during the offseason. He came in and finished off Tennessee’s lone win at Miami.
CB Campbell back from IR for Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Tyson Campbell has been activated from injured reserve ahead of today’s game against the Patriots .
The Jaguars secondary has struggled without Campbell, who missed the last five games with a hamstring injury.
Campbell signed a four-year, $76.5 million contract extension before training camp and played well in the season opener.