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  • New England Patriots QB Tom Brady, who hasn't been a fixture at recent voluntary workouts, has been in town and participating this year. Brady, who received a $10.8 million signing bonus as part of... Expand +
  • The Giants have re-signed middle linebacker Chase Blackburn, a key to their run to last season's Super Bowl title. Also a special teams leader, Blackburn was out of football last year until late No... Expand +
  • NFL Network's Michael Lombardi suspects the Patriots may "redefine" their offense this offseason, offering "a little bit more power."
  • New England Patriots restricted free-agent QB Brian Hoyer has signed his one-year tender offer and will receive around $1.9 million this season. Huddle Up: Hoyer offers relatively cheap Tom Brady ... Expand +
  • Tom Brady restructured his contract, reducing his 2012 base salary to $950,000 while accepting a signing bonus of $10.8 million spread out over the cap for the next three seasons.
  • Tom Brady's long-time quarterback mentor Tom Martinez has passed away at the age of 66.
  • Two sources tell the Boston Herald their belief is that Ryan Mallett is "not quite ready" to be Tom Brady's primary backup.
  • According to CSN New England, Patriots QB Tom Brady did aggravate his injured left shoulder in the Super Bowl loss to the Giants. He was injured in the third quarter on a hit by Giants DL Justin Tu... Expand +
  • Tom Brady aggravated his left shoulder injury in the third quarter of the Super Bowl.
  • New England Patriots QB Tom Brady aggravated an earlier left shoulder sprain in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI. The aggravation did not lead to further injury, and it's also not believed to ... Expand +
  • The wife of New England Patriots QB Tom Brady, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, was critical of the team's receivers, who dropped passes late in Super Bowl XLVI. While making her way toward the elevato... Expand +
  • For the second time in as many Super Bowl appearances, Patriots QB Tom Brady was overshadowed by Giants QB Eli Manning's late-game heroics. Manning led his team on a go-ahead touchdown drive late i... Expand +
  • Tom Brady completed 27-of-41 passes for two touchdowns and an interception as the Patriots fell to the Giants 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI.
  • New York Giants DL Jason Pierre-Paul said New England Patriots QB Tom Brady is worried about the Giants' pass rush, so much so that he felt pressure that didn't exist in the two teams' meeting earl... Expand +
  • Tom Brady privately assured Patriots owner Robert Kraft that he would play "a lot better" in the Super Bowl than he did when he "sucked" in the AFC Championship game.
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Tom Brady @ Jockbio.com

Jockbio.com is a phenomenal site that writes up quite comprehensive biographies on professional athletes.  The problem is that the site is not well designed and much of their content is buried.  With this link, consider this diamond unearthed!  Don't forget to check out the tabbed info that includes player quotes and other random stats.

 

Tom Brady @ Wikipedia

Wikipedia is the mother-ship of online content.  By the people, for the people!

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2009 Archive (Published August, 2009)

 

Pan Down

 

This guy dumped Bridget Moynahan… for Giselle Bundchen.  Decisions, decisions...

 

Was it uncool that Bridget was pregnant with his child?  We’re not a family values website so we’ll hold judgment, but we’re pretty sure the Bush family would have something to say… if anyone cared.

 

Systemic Domination

His career on the field has been as successful as it has been off of it.   We all know the story; (deep breath) Drew Bledsoe goes down, the no-name 6th round draft pick backup steps in with exactly three career pass attempts under his belt, and directs the team to a Super Bowl victory sparking the age old debate of “is it the QB or the system?”.  It’s the QB, guys, it’s the QB.

http://www.dickipedia.org/dick.php?title=Tom_Brady 

What did Tom ever do to these angry fellas? 

We don’t care what system you are playing in, when you win three Super Bowls (averaging 23 TDs and 3385 yards over those three regular seasons -’01, ’03, ‘04) throwing to the likes of Troy Brown, David Givens, and Deion Branch, it’s never gonna be about the system.  Of course, the Patriots are a well-coached and run organization from top to bottom, and they have usually put an upper echelon defense on the field.   But if Brady’s three rings didn’t officially end this debate, he and Randy did in ’07.

 

The Brady Effect

 

Tom Brady has created a number of un-deserving multi-millionaires in this league.  Just like former Chicago Bulls Scott Williams, Will Perdue, Jud Buechler, and Luc Longley owe Michael Jordan a lot of gratitude for the inflated contracts they inked after leaving his Airness, Deion Branch (six years for $39 million), David Givens (five years for $24 million), and David Patten (five years for $13 million) all owe Brady’s right arm much love.  System my arse.

 

The Knee

 

We could have written for days about this guy.  What’s the point?  He’s all everything.  We get it.  What’s going on with the knee, though?  Here is what we know… he tore the ACL and MCL ligaments in his left knee about a minute or two into week one.  Those alone are one year long recovery times in most cases.  But there were complications with the surgery he had in early October 2008.  Apparently his joints became infected which required two additional surgeries to clean out and extensive antibiotic treatments.  Scopes were needed beyond that to make sure that the infection was fully cleaned out.  If an infection in the knee joint persists, it can degrade the ACL and persistent pain and problems can last for years.  Apparently this didn’t occur and Brady’s knee and infection were kept under control. 

We’re no further than when we started.  The point is, ACL/MCL tears are serious stuff.  When Willis McGahee shredded his knee in January of 2003, he did not play in a another game until September of 2004 or 21 months for you math short-bussers.  Two things – first, McGahee also tore a PCL to go along with an ACL and MCL, and second, he plays RB – a much more brutal position.  But playing QB, like any position in football, half-seconds are the difference between an amateur and a professional.  Even less than that separates a stud in the NFL from a benchwarmer.  Brady’s game has never been one built on leg speed, but he needs that left knee for his follow-through on every throw, to cut when flushed out of the pocket, and he can’t be looking over his shoulder and all nervous about it.   The magnitude of the injury should not be taken lightly.

Tom Brady being hit to end season with a knee injury

 

 

Fantasy Outlook 2009

 

The Patriots, always eyeing a buy-low opportunity, snagged the Gray Tiger, Joey Galloway, to a one-year deal, thus giving Brady another solid, old receiver.  It’s worth noting that Galloway, in three recent seasons (2005-2007), averaged 1,119 yards and over 7.5 TDs catching footballs from over-the-hill or below average QBs (Bruce Gradkowski, Chris Simms, and Jeff Garcia).  Throw a Brady into the fold, and if called upon, he can add value. 

If Brady weren’t ready to comeback with a full tank, the Pats would have never traded Cassel.  That does not guarantee that he won’t re-aggravate the injury, but it is a testament to their confidence in his recovery.  Combine that with his receiving corps, which includes 4-time All-Pro 1st teamer (Moss) and 2-time All-Pro 2nd teamer (Welker), and you have fantasy goo.  We are convinced that Brady will not come close to approaching his gaudy ’07 numbers, as Belichick will be pulling Brady at the first sign of any type of insurmountable lead.  What's more is that the Pats will be easing him back into action during the early goings regardless of score.  That said, we are opting for the passing attempts by Brees and the consistency of Manning, and hope to not be able to live this one down.  Brady should be drafted after Manning and Brees for sure.

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Injury Alert

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Two major knee surgeries moves the traffic light from green to yellow. But it's worth noting that despite many concerns, he played in all 16 games in 2009, and finished in the top 6 signal callers.

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