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Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said Maye did not practice Friday due to a combination of illness and his right shoulder injury, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Maye managed a limited practice session Thursday, which included taking part in throwing drills, but his activity level has now been downgraded due to the addition of an ailment. He was also listed as limited on Wednesday's estimated injury report. Vrabel confirmed that if not for his new illness, Maye would have taken part in practice Friday, per Taylor Kyles of CLNSMedia.com. As such, it doesn't appear that there's any reason for elevated worry about Maye's health after Vrabel stated Thursday that there's "not much" concern about the status of the starting quarterback's shoulder. New England will have one more full week of practice to ramp up Maye's rep count in advance of Super Bowl LX against the Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Maye (shoulder) is not present at the early portion of Friday's practice open to the media, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Maye was officially listed as limited at Thursday's practice, as well as on Wednesday's estimated report, though when speaking Thursday head coach Mike Vrabel said there's "not much" concern about the starting quarterback's right shoulder injury. After Thursday's session, Maye said he did take part in throwing drills and is "looking forward to trying to get some more reps here and there and feel it out," seemingly indicating New England's plan is for him to ramp up his activity level next week in advance of Super Bowl LX against the Seahawks. The release of Friday's official injury report will confirm whether or not Maye was able to get in any on-field reps.

Cross (foot) did not participate in Thursday's walkthrough, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Cross was able to play through a foot injury during the Seahawks' NFC Championship Game victory over the Rams on Sunday. Seattle will take the cautious approach in managing Cross's injury, and the fourth-year offensive lineman will have more than a week to recover ahead of Super Bowl LX against the Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 8. Backup offensive linemen Josh Jones (ankle/knee) and Amari Knight (knee) were estimated as limited and DNP, respectively, for Thursday's session.

Love (shoulder) was estimated as a limited participant in Thursday's walkthrough, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Love is working through a shoulder issue that he likely picked up Sunday against the Rams in the NFC Championship Game. The good news for the veteran safety is that he will have additional time to recover ahead of the Seahawks' Super Bowl LX clash against the Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Thomas (shoulder) was a limited participant during Thursday's walkthrough, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Thomas continues to recover from a shoulder injury that he sustained during the fourth quarter of the Seahawks' NFC Championship Game victory over the Rams on Sunday, when he logged six tackles (one solo). Super Bowl LX doesn't take place until Sunday, Feb. 8, so Thomas will have additional time to recover from his injury before facing the Patriots.

Jones (chest) was a limited participant during Thursday's walkthrough, John Boyle of the Seahawks' official site reports.

Jones is working through a chest injury that he likely picked up during the Seahawks' victory over the Rams during Sunday's NFC Championship Game, when he tallied eight tackles (six solo) while playing every single defensive snap. The Seahawks so far are limiting their practice sessions this week, so Jones' practice participation during the week leading up to Super Bowl LX against the Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 8 will provide more clarity on his injury progression.

Jennings (hamstring) was limited in Thursday's practice.

Jennings cleared the league's concussion protocol last week, but he now is dealing with a hamstring issue that limited him during Thursday's session. The Patriots don't play until Sunday, Feb. 8 against the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, so that gives Jennings additional time to recover from his injury.

Hollins (abdomen) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.

Hollins landed on injured reserve in December due to an abdominal injury, but he was activated off IR ahead of the Patriots' victory over the Broncos during Sunday's AFC Championship Game, when he caught both of his targets for 51 yards. He likely will continue to have his practice reps limited ahead of Super Bowl LX against the Seahawks on Sunday, Feb. 8 in order to avoid an aggravation of the injury.

The Steelers signed Perry to a reserve/future contract Thursday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.

Perry has spent each of the last two years on the Broncos' practice squad but did not see any game action over that span. The 2023 sixth-rounder's only regular-season action came in his rookie year with the Saints, when he caught 12 passes (on 18 targets) for 246 yards and four touchdowns across 10 games. Perry will be on the Steelers' 90-man roster at the start of the offseason, which will allow him to participate in OTAs and minicamp.

The Lions signed Gordon to a reserve/future contract Thursday.

Gordon spent most of the regular season without a team before catching on with the Bears as a member of the practice squad in late December. With a future contract, the undrafted rookie out of Northwestern will be on the Lions' 90-man roster when the offseason officially kicks off Feb. 9, which will allow him to participate in OTAs and minicamp.