You remember that absolute head-scratcher last week when Patriots QB Drake Maye fumbled the ball against the Jacksonville Jaguars? A new viral image just dropped, and man, it seemingly shows quite a bit of blood right there on the ball he fumbled!
Remember That Fumble Everyone Was Talking About?
It was early in that Jags game, Maye drops back for a pass, and the ball just… slips out of his hands. No contact, nothing. It was one of the worst turnovers of his young career, and everyone watching was asking the same thing: “How does that even happen?” Maye’s explanation after the game was pretty wild, he claimed there was blood on the ball that came from center Jared Wilson. You know, after a game where he turned it over three times, his worst performance yet, a lot of folks were skeptical. Was this just a desperate attempt to save face? It sure looked like it could be a total bailout play.
The Photo and Wilson’s Wild Confirmation
Well, buckle up, because that face-saving theory might be going out the window. A new photo, revealed by NBC Sports Boston’s social media accounts and credited to Daelyn Waters, pretty much shows the actual blood on the ball. And Wilson? He never denied Maye’s story. In fact, he totally acknowledged his hand was bleeding during the game! The dude just couldn’t remember if it happened before or after the fumbled snap. He said, “I just got cut up. I have no idea when it happened.” He even added, “Drake was like, ‘Jared, blood.’ I was like, ‘Oh, I got you, I’ll fix it.’ That’s pretty much how it goes.” Talk about a crazy, candid moment from the field.
Wilson went on to say, “I have no idea what happened. I don’t know if this happened after or before [the fumble]. I really don’t know. Honestly. I just see it and get it fixed as fast as possible. They put some brown stuff on it to like kind of stop the bleeding and they just wrap it up and it’s fine. It’s like a 10-second process, tape it up. Done.” So, while Wilson can’t pinpoint the exact timing, that viral photo sure makes Maye’s wild claim about a bloody ball look a whole lot more credible now. It certainly adds a bizarre, unexpected twist to what many called the worst game of his career.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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