Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots is just under 24 hours away, but both teams have been plagued by injuries to their starting quarterbacks.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who finished runner-up to Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford in the NFL’s MVP race this week, was dealing with a nagging shoulder injury suffered against the Denver Broncos in the AFC title game. Meanwhile, Sam Darnold has not logged a full practice in nearly a month while dealing with an oblique injury.
“But that oblique injury, for Seattle they have to just be a little careful with the throws he made, making sure he wasn’t on the run too much, trying to let it rip 50-60 yards downfield. But he is good to go. This last practice was more of a rest situation, so he’s expected to be completely healthy for the game,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported this week.
Despite injuries on both sides of the ball, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James knows which quarterback he’s picking to win it all.
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“It’s been a heck of a NFL season, and we all love the Super Bowl. And then we’re all so sad about it, because we know the off season is coming. Wait, what? But you know, NFC, AFC, they fight all year to get to this point. And now we’re here. You know, we have the Seattle Seahawks, first, the New England Patriots,” the future Hall of Famer said. “We all want to see a great Super Bowl, obviously, between two competitive teams, two well coached teams, and they’re here for a reason. My prediction, I got Seattle coming out victorious.”
“Right now, I just seen what they’ve been able to do all year. All unbelievable defense. They fly around. They got some heavy hitters on offense as well. Sam Darnold, he’s bounced back from last year’s playoff performance. You know, they’re super well coached. Obviously, you know, the Patriots are super well coached too. Shout out to Mike Vrabel, Ohio’s own. But you know, I got Seattle, you know, winning the Super Bowl,” he added.
Super Bowl LX kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
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