FOXBORO — Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss sent a message to opposing quarterbacks when he sent Jaxson Dart flying on a hard hit while the Giants QB tiptoed down the sideline on a scramble.

“Make sure to slide,” Elliss said after the game.

But the hit, which wasn’t flagged since Dart was still in bounds when he was leveled, also sent a message to Patriots quarterback Drake Maye.

“It’s a weekly reminder to the quarterback, our quarterback – we show them every week. I wouldn’t get too cute over there by the sidelines,” head coach Mike Vrabel said. “It happens every week. So Christian’s playing through the whistle, and as long as the player’s inbounds he’s going to try to hit him legally.”

Maye understands it loud and clear.

“I think it’s something that’s been across the league that

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