“So… this is the last thing Patriots fans wanted to hear.”

Just days after surviving that brutal, snow-covered war in Denver, questions are suddenly swirling around Drake Maye’s throwing shoulder — and the timing could not be worse.

A prominent sports medicine doctor is now warning that Maye may have injured his right shoulder during the AFC Championship. The play in question? A third-quarter scramble where he landed awkwardly on his right side… and immediately grabbed his shoulder.

He stayed in the game.
He finished it.
But cameras caught him working that shoulder between snaps… and even wincing when someone tapped him during the on-field celebration.

Now here’s what has people nervous —
The Patriots haven’t said anything.
No injury report.
No clarification.
Just silence.

Maye himself brushed it off as “bumps and bruises,” but the doctor says this could be an AC joint sprain or shoulder capsule issue — exactly the kind of injury that messes with accuracy and velocity.

And remember…
Drake Maye is 23.
He’s about to become one of the youngest quarterbacks ever to start a Super Bowl.

So the big question is simple —
Is this nothing…
or is New England staring at a full-blown Super Bowl crisis?

Patriots fans — are you worried, or do you trust Maye to power through?