Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye was ultimately positioned within the NFL’s concussion protocol, however he initially stayed in Sunday’s win over the Jets after taking a shot to the top from linebacker Jamien Sherwood.
Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo offered some readability on why Maye was evaluated first within the staff’s blue pop-up medical tent after which within the locker room.
“It was known as down from the league. They needed to do additional analysis,” Mayo mentioned on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Present.” “Once I went in there at halftime, (Maye) needed to return on the market, however clearly he didn’t go the take a look at.
“And never going to get too far into that, however, on the identical time, he went on the market and threw a pair good balls after, I assume, supposedly put him within the protocol.”
Maye was sluggish to rise up after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from Sherwood whereas sliding on the tail finish of an 18-yard scramble. The Patriots ran yet one more play earlier than the quarter ended.
After the break on the finish of the quarter, Maye stayed on the sphere for 3 extra performs — a handoff, a sack and an incomplete go that large receiver Kayshon Boutte dropped — earlier than the Patriots have been pressured to punt.
When the Patriots went again to the sideline, Maye went into the medical tent with the sideline unaffiliated neurotrauma guide earlier than exiting and strolling to the locker room.
Mayo mentioned he didn’t see any warning indicators from Maye after taking the helmet-to-helmet hit.
“I didn’t. I used to be shocked when (head coach Jim) Whalen informed me he needed to go to the medical tent as a result of he threw a few good balls afterward, and I assumed he was nonetheless fairly sharp in these regards,” Mayo mentioned. “However clearly, it’s above my pay grade so far as pulling him out of the sport and placing him within the protocol.”
Maye didn’t emerge from the locker room and was dominated out of the sport after halftime.
Mayo mentioned on WEEI that he’s unsure when Maye will return.
The rookie QB should observe the NFL’s return-to-participation protocol.
Part 1: Symptom restricted exercise
“The participant is prescribed relaxation, limiting or, if needed, avoiding actions (each bodily and cognitive) which enhance or irritate signs. Below athletic coaching workers supervision, restricted stretching and steadiness coaching might be launched, progressing to mild cardio train, all as tolerated.”
Part 2: Cardio train
“Below direct oversight of the staff’s medical workers, the participant ought to start graduated cardiovascular train and might also have interaction in dynamic stretching and steadiness coaching. Neurocognitive and steadiness testing might be administered after completion of Part Two and the outcomes must be interpreted as again to baseline.”
Part 3: Soccer-specific train
“The participant continues with supervised cardiovascular workouts which can be elevated and should mimic sport-specific actions, and supervised energy coaching is launched. The participant is allowed to observe with the staff in sport-specific train for half-hour or much less with ongoing and cautious monitoring.”
Part 4: Membership-based non-contact coaching
“The participant continues cardiovascular, energy and steadiness coaching, team-based sports-specific train, and participates in non-contact soccer actions (e.g.throwing, catching, operating, and different position-specific actions). Neurocognitive and steadiness testing must be accomplished no later than the top of Part 4 with the outcomes interpreted as again to baseline.”
Part 5: Full soccer exercise
“Upon clearance by the Membership doctor for full soccer exercise involving contact, the participant have to be examined by the Unbiased Neurological Marketing consultant (INC) assigned to his Membership. If the INC concurs with the Membership doctor that the participant’s concussion has resolved, he might take part in his Membership’s subsequent observe or recreation.”
If Maye can’t go by means of the NFL’s concussion protocol by Sunday, then Jacoby Brissett will begin towards the Titans.
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