Patriots’ Rhamondre Stevenson has frightening injury scare after comedian causes softball collision

Nypost · Jun 01, 2026 · 326 words · By Erich Richter

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Rhamondre Stevenson’s entire NFL season just flashed before his eyes.

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What happened

Rhamondre Stevenson’s entire NFL season just flashed before his eyes.

Why it matters

The Patriots’ running back was at the inaugural MayeDay Celebrity Softball Classic, hosted by his franchise quarterback, Drake Maye, and his wife, Ann Michael Maye, when Stevenson nearly got his leg rolled up on in an ugly scene Sunday.

Common ground

Comedian Matt Rife was was caught in a rundown when he slid headfirst into second base, diving into the hip of Stevenson and forcing his leg to bend the wrong way.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the event that raised more than $200,000 for Boston Children’s Hospital and the MayeDay Family Foundation”

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Multiple sources confirm the event raised over $200,000 for Boston Children's Hospital and the MayeDay Family Foundation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · ... raised over $500,000 for the MayeDay Family Foundation ... The event raised well over $200,000 with proceeds going to Boston Children's Hospital!
https://x.com/RochieWBZ/status/2061498576027398330

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web search NEUTRAL — The event raised well over $200,000 with proceeds going to Boston Children's Hospital! ... raise money for Boston Children's and the MayeDay Family Foundation.
https://x.com/CSteinberg2004

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web search NEUTRAL — Drake Maye's inaugural Celebrity Softball Classic delivers joy, fireworks, and major impact for children's hospital. New England Patriots quarterback Drake ...
https://www.patriots.com/news/belichick-berman-share-the-lau…

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Claim 2: “Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was also in attendance”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Mike Vrabel is the head coach for the New England Patriots for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the New England Patriots' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their second under de facto general manager Eliot Wolf, their first under head coach Mike …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_England_Patriots_seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New England Patriots' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their third under de facto general manager Eliot Wolf and their second under head coac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_England_Patriots_seas…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael George Vrabel ( VRAY-bəl; born August 14, 1975) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football Lea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Vrabel

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Claim 3: “Boston celebrities such as Dave Portnoy, Julian Edelman and many more [attended]”

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Two independent web sources (a social media post and Boston Globe Sports) explicitly list Dave Portnoy and Julian Edelman as attendees of the MayeDay Celebrity Softball Classic.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye's new charity, the MayeDay Family Foundation, held its inaugural Celebrity Softball Classic at ...
https://www.patriots.com/news/drake-maye-s-inaugural-celebri…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... So, exciting day. OCR. MAYEDAY FAMILY FOUNDATION CELEBRITY SOFTBALL CLASSIC WILL CAMPBELL DAVE PORTNOY HUNTER HENRY ANN MICHAEL MAYE TEAM ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZDXBHnlgCd/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... MayeDay Celebrity Softball Game Home Run Derby Drake Maye Mack Hollins Julian Edelman Dave Portnoy ... Classic EDELMAN 11 GONZALEZ 0 PORTNOY ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZBi5dczsHe/

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Claim 4: “The event was attended by several of Stevenson’s AFC Championship-winning teammates, including Christian Gonzalez”

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Web search results confirm the event was attended by Patriots players including Christian Gonzalez. Wikipedia confirms the Patriots reached Super Bowl LX (implying an AFC Championship win) in the 2025 season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Drake Lee Maye (born August 30, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Caro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Maye

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Bowl LX was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2025 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_LX

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Football League playoffs for the 2025 season began on January 10, 2026, and concluded with Super Bowl LX on February 8 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California where the Seattle Seaha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_NFL_playoffs

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Claim 5: “The Patriots’ running back was at the inaugural MayeDay Celebrity Softball Classic, hosted by his franchise quarterback, Drake Maye, and his wife, Ann Michael Maye”

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Multiple web sources confirm the inaugural MayeDay Celebrity Softball Classic hosted by Drake Maye and Ann Michael Maye, and specifically mention Rhamondre Stevenson's attendance.

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web search NEUTRAL — The type of support Microsoft provides for consumers depends on the product you're calling about and if you have a product for home or for business use. It can also depend on if you want help for an i…
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Claim 6: “Henderson dashed for 911 yards (5.1 YPC) and nine touchdowns as a rookie”

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No evidence was found after searching for this claim.

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Claim 7: “The Patriots begin mandatory minicamp June 15”

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No evidence was found after searching for the specific date of the Patriots' mandatory minicamp.

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Claim 8: “training camp kicks off in late July”

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Claim 9: “The Patriots drafted Treyveon Henderson with a second-round pick last year”

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The provided evidence consists of generic links to Google News, NYT, and Fox News without any specific information regarding the drafting of Treyveon Henderson.

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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
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Claim 10: “Comedian Matt Rife was was caught in a rundown when he slid headfirst into second base, diving into the hip of Stevenson”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic company descriptions for 'Entertainment 360' and does not mention Matt Rife, Rhamondre Stevenson, or any softball game incident.

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web search NEUTRAL — Poster for the T, V series “Lupin.” Omar Sy as Assane faces to the left as he stands on the edge of a tall building with the Eiffel Tower visible in the distance. He wears a black newsboy cap, a full-…
https://ent360.com/lupin

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web search NEUTRAL — For her role as Tonya Harding, Robbie was nominated for Best Actress at the 2018 Academy Awards and won the 2018 Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy.
https://ent360.com/itonya

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web search NEUTRAL — FOUNDED IN 2002, entertainmenT 360 IS A TALENT AND LITERARY MANAGEMENT / PRODUCTION COMPANY BASED IN LOS ANGELES. WE WORK WITH STORYTELLERS ACROSS THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO HELP PRODUCE AND FOSTER…
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Claim 11: “the Patriots’ starting running back, who rushed for 603 yards (4.5 yards per carry) and seven touchdowns last season”

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The claim states Stevenson rushed for 603 yards and 7 touchdowns. However, the provided evidence from a Patriots team/stats source shows he recorded 619 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns.

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web search NEUTRAL — Played and started in 12 games and recorded 619 rushing yards on 156 carries (4.0 avg) with 4 rushing touchdowns and 238 receiving yards on 38 receptions. Was ...
https://www.patriots.com/team/players-roster/rhamondre-steve…

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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest stats for player. Position player. DisplayName. Find complete career stats by year.
https://www.nfl.com/players/rhamondre-stevenson/stats/

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2025 NFL season stats per game for Rhamondre Stevenson of the New England Patriots on ESPN. Includes full stats, per opponent, for regular and ...
https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/4569173/rhamond…

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