Tom Brady News

A month later, Brady has his knee surgery
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October 8
Boston Globe
 
"Patriots quarterback Tom Brady underwent surgery to repair his injured left knee Monday at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, NFL sources said. One source indicated that the procedure went well. Brady's surgery took place 29 days after he was injured in the Patriots' 17-10 season-opening win over the Chiefs. Multiple sources told the Globe that Brady tore the anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his knee when hit by Kansas City safety Bernard Pollard. In cases similar to Brady's, doctors often wait for the MCL to heal before reconstructing the ACL. That is typically a four- to six-week window, so Brady is closer to the early side. Brady had chosen ..."
Brady goes long for surgery
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September 30
Boston Globe
 
"Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has chosen Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles to surgically repair his injured left knee, NFL sources said. It is not known when Brady is scheduled for surgery, but an NFL source said Brady was on track to undergo the procedure at the four-week mark from his injury, which occurred Sept. 7. Multiple sources told the Globe Brady tore the ACL and MCL in his knee during the first quarter of the Patriots' 17-10 season-opening win over the Chiefs. In cases similar to Brady's, doctors typically wait for the MCL to heal before reconstructing the ACL, hence the wait in Brady having the surgery. One possible reason Brady has ..."
Brady still having a say in things
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September 17
Boston Globe
 
"Tom Brady sat in on the Patriots' quarterback meeting last Saturday, serving in a mentor-like role to Matt Cassel as Cassel prepared to make his first NFL start. Coach Bill Belichick said yesterday that Brady, one of the team's eight captains, could continue to serve in an advisory capacity, but indicated there are no set plans. "Right now, the priority for Tom is to rehab and do everything he can to get back to 100 percent, and that's a long process. That will be the priority for him," Belichick said. "When that's taken care of, and depending on how the schedules fall and so forth, Tom's always been great about helping other players and being part of the team, or being part of whatever ..."
No Brady leaves AFC open
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September 14
Denver Post
 columnist Mike Klis
"To be concise, and cruel, nothing about Week 1 had a greater impact on the balance of NFL power more than the injury to Tom Brady. It wasn't Peyton Manning and the Colts playing terribly against the Bears. It wasn't the Chargers losing on a final-second touchdown, then finding out later it would be the season's last play for Shawne Merriman. It wasn't the disappointing starts of Jacksonville, Seattle and Cleveland, nor was it the encouraging beginnings of Donovan McNabb, Brett Favre, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler. The Patriots were one