The first quarter in Detroit brought the kind of update the New England Patriots did not want: Drake Maye appeared to suffer an ankle injury on a sack by Aidan Hutchinson and immediately became a question for the rest of the game.
Maye initially walked off the field under his own power and headed to the bench, which at least suggested he was able to move without obvious assistance. But he later went to the locker room with trainers, and that is where the uncertainty sharpened. Once a quarterback disappears to the locker room in the middle of a game, the focus shifts quickly from the play itself to availability.
What happened to Drake Maye?
At the time of his exit, Maye had gone 3-of-4 for 48 yards and added an 11-yard scramble. The production was efficient before the injury, but the bigger issue was simply whether he could return. The injury came on a sack by Aidan Hutchinson, who was also injured on the play, turning one snap into a notable moment for both sides.
Was Drake Maye able to return?
The available update is that Maye went to the locker room with trainers after the ankle issue. Based on that, his status for the rest of the contest was in doubt. In a Week 10 game with a quarterback already leaving the field for evaluation, the Patriots were left waiting on the most important answer of the afternoon: whether Maye could come back.
