The Patriots will have their young quarterback for Sunday’s matchup against the Titans.
New England announced on Saturday that Drake Maye has cleared concussion protocol and has been removed from the injury report.
He is expected to start against Tennessee.
Maye suffered a concussion during last week’s win over the Jets. He was a limited participant in practice all week.
The No. 3 overall pick of this year’s draft, Maye has completed 63.1 percent of his passes for 564 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions in his four appearances with three starts. He has also rushed for 114 yards with a touchdown.
The Titans’ quarterback situation for Sunday’s matchup against the Patriots is murky, but whoever is behind center will have the benefit of the team’s top receiver.
Calvin Ridley (shoulder) has no injury designation and is set to play in Week 9.
Ridley missed Wednesday and Friday’s practices, but was a full participant on Thursday. Last week, he caught 10 passes for 143 yards in the loss to Detroit. In seven games this year, Ridley has 22 receptions for 326 yards with one touchdown.
As head coach Brian Callahan mentioned earlier on Friday, Will Levis (right shoulder) is questionable. He was limited in practice all week.
If Levis cannot play, Mason Rudolph is in line to start once again.
Running back Tyjae Spears (hamstring), offensive lineman Andrew Rupcich (triceps), and cornerback L’Jarius Sneed (quad) are all out.
Running back Tony Pollard (foot), receiver Tyler Boyd (shoulder), safety Amani Hooker (groin), offensive lineman Dillon Radunz (foot), defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat (hip), and cornerback Tre Avery (hamstring) are all questionable.
Titans head coach Brian Callahan didn’t make any announcement about who will be starting at quarterback this weekend when he spoke to reporters on Friday.
Callahan said that Will Levis had a good week of practice as he tries to return from a right shoulder injury and that he will be listed as questionable to play against the Patriots. With Levis’s status still up in the air, Callahan also said that he would not name a starter at this point.
Mason Rudolph started the last two games for the Titans. He was 47-of-78 for 481 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions in losses to the Lions and Bills.
While it remains to be seen if Levis will play, the Titans know they won’t have cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. He’ll miss his third straight game with a quad injury.
Friday’s practice will be more of the same for Patriots quarterback Drake Maye.
Maye suffered a concussion in last Sunday’s win over the Jets and was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday as he works through the protocoal. Head coach Jerod Mayo said at a press conference before Friday’s practice that there’s no change in the quarterback’s status.
“He is still in the protocol and going through that process,” Mayo said. “He’ll be limited. He has been limited this week so far. He’ll be limited today as well.”
Mayo said that Maye could still be cleared in time to play against the Titans on Sunday, but word on that will come at some point after Friday’s practice. Jacoby Brissett will start if Maye is not cleared to return.
Titans head coach Brian Callahan said that the team will make a decision on the status of quarterback Will Levis after the practice week and the first two days have played out the same way for the signal caller.
Levis was a limited participant in practice on Thursday, which makes it six straight limited practices dating back to Week Seven. Levis did not play that week and he also sat out last Sunday’s blowout loss to the Lions, so it would appear to be status quo in terms of the plans for this Sunday against the Patriots.
Friday will bring another update on where things stand thanks to another Callahan press conference and the team’s injury designations for Sunday.
Wide receiver Calvin Ridley (shoulder) went from out of practice to full participation, but running back Tyjae Spears (hamstring) and cornerback Tre Avery (hamstring) were both out after practicing on Wednesday. Wide receiver Tyler Boyd (shoulder), safety Amani Hooker (groin), running back Tony Pollard (foot), guard Dillon Radunz (foot), offensive lineman Andrew Rupcich (triceps), cornerback L’Jarius Sneed (quad), and defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat (hip) remained out of practice.
