Patriots' Brissett 'good' after injuring shoulder

New England Patriots beginning quarterback Jacoby Brissett sustained an damage to his proper throwing shoulder within the first quarter of Sunday’s 20-10 preseason loss to the Washington Commanders, with coach Jerod Mayo saying he may have continued if the plan was to play him longer.

“I talked to him however we’ll see (Monday). You all the time really feel a little bit bit extra sore the following day,” Mayo mentioned. “However he mentioned he was good.”

Brissett grimaced after he was sacked by Washington’s KJ Henry on the sixth offensive play, with the 6-foot-4, 255-pound Henry coming in free on account of a blocking miscue and the complete power of his physique touchdown on prime of Brissett’s proper shoulder. As Brissett got here to his toes, he introduced his left hand throughout his chest to clutch the entrance of his proper shoulder.

Brissett stayed within the sport, connecting on a 6-yard move on the next play, after which delivering a pinpoint deep move to receiver K.J. Osborn, which was dropped.

He was pulled from the sport after that, which Mayo mentioned was the plan beforehand, so rookie Drake Maye may play by the tip of the second quarter.

“He would have been capable of proceed,” Mayo mentioned of Brissett, who spent the remainder of the evening on the sideline.

Instead of Brissett, Maye completed 13-of-20 for 126 yards and one landing, which got here on his first drive. Maye additionally had a 17-yard run, which was a key play to arrange the crew’s lone landing of the sport.

If Brissett’s damage seems to be extra important, Mayo and his teaching employees would then assess if they’re comfy turning issues over to Maye, the No. 3 general decide within the draft. Mayo would not decide to that after Sunday’s sport, saying he wanted to assessment the movie.

“I want to sit right here and say 100%; he’s our second-best quarterback on our roster proper now,” Mayo mentioned.

However probably complicating that chance is the encircling offensive solid, significantly on the offensive line. The Patriots’ prime offensive line (minus middle David Andrews) was referred to as for eight penalties on Sunday, and there was additionally one dangerous shotgun snap, one other botched middle/quarterback trade, and a blocking miscue on the play Brissett was sacked. 4 of the eight penalties have been for aligning incorrectly — three towards left sort out Chukwuma Okorafor and one towards proper sort out Mike Onwenu.

Along with Brissett and Maye, the Patriots even have rookie Joe Milton III and third-year veteran Bailey Zappe on the quarterback depth chart main into Tuesday’s deadline to trim the roster to 53 gamers.

From the beginning of coaching camp, Mayo has persistently maintained that Brissett is the starter, with Maye having an opportunity to win the job if he “lights it up.”

Requested if he feels prepared if referred to as upon for the season opener, Maye mentioned: “Yeah, I believe I might really feel prepared. I believe I am prepared for no matter this soccer crew asks of me and able to get on the market and attempt to assist beat the Bengals Week 1.”