Tom Brady has been playing with a sleeve on his left knee for the past few weeks and it seems like he is not going to play in the upcoming game against the New Orleans Saints.
Tom Brady is playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The quarterback has ditched his trademark sleeve on his left knee that he wore in all of his games last season.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady, the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has finally taken off the distinctive sleeve he’s worn on his left knee since tearing his ACL in 2008. He wore it at his first training camp session on Sunday, then rolled it down to his shin on Monday. It was over by Tuesday. He hasn’t worn it since and has no intention of doing so.
“I don’t need it. It’s been 14 years since I [first] put it on. It makes me happy “Friday is the Bucs’ last ramp-up day before the pads arrive on Saturday and the intensity level increases, according to Brady.
It was the first time Brady had practiced as a Buccaneer without it. He even wore it while he went golfing, playing pickup basketball, and going boating.
He had surgery this summer to repair a torn MCL that he had throughout previous season.
Brady remarked, “It feels wonderful now.” “It was not my all-time favorite offseason. I haven’t had surgery in a long time, so I’m not familiar with the recovery process. When you go through rehab like that, it’s a long, difficult offseason. I’ve had a lot of time with my family and other things. That was a fantastic experience. I’m relieved to be back at work. All I have to do now is go out and try to improve tomorrow.”
The ailment forced him to dedicate a considerable amount of time throughout the week to body care and rehabilitation, which cut into his game preparation and family time.
“Alex [Guerrero] and I would spend a lot of time last year — day after day, ‘Let’s tape it, take the tape off,’ in pregame, pre-practice, taping it at 7 a.m., keeping the tape on at night, just trying to stabilize it as best I could,” Brady said.
“In football, I’ve suffered a lot of injuries — it’s the nature of the game. Over the course of a year, I believe you manage them. I had a good idea of what I was up against. It was just something I had to deal with, and it’s great not to have to deal with any of that this year and just come up and try to get my exercises in.”
In camp, the knee hasn’t been a problem. Brady has been fully functional since June’s mandated minicamp, when he was kept out of blitz periods for precautionary reasons. When changing his weight and stepping into his throws, his technique is impeccable, and he seems steady.
Mike Evans, a wide receiver, remarked, “I can notice a difference.” “Right now, he seems to be extremely springy and wiry.”
Brady’s preseason workload has yet to be decided, since they did not have to deal with it last season due to the pandemic. Brady, on the other hand, stressed that he enjoys playing and wants to get repetitions with his teammates, who have praised him for his perseverance last season.
“I knew he was hurting, and he was hurting a lot,” Evans added. “But, you know, he’s about as tough as it gets. He was in a fight. I had no idea it was ripped. But that demonstrates how tough of a player he is.”
Tight end Rob Gronkowski stated, “Tom’s tenacity is on another level.” “Sometimes you have no idea what he’s going through, and he’s coping with it on his own.”
“Throughout his career, he’s always shown a toughness attitude, and he does whatever it takes to get the job done. It’s very amazing.”
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