Tom Brady’s recent elbow injury may be something worth monitoring.
There’s been countless times in Brady’s career that he’s been limited in practice or questionable because of soreness. But, there were reports that Brady couldn’t finish practice on Friday before the New England Patriots’ Week 12 game against the Dallas Cowboys. He went on to play that day and the Patriots walked away with a 13-9 victory — while Brady threw for 190 yards and a touchdown on 37 attempts.
The 42-year-old quarterback joined his weekly Westwood One interview on Monday night and spoke about the injury in more depth.
“I like to believe that over the years I’ve gotten a little bit smarter about how to take care of myself,” Brady said, transcribed by Ben Volin of The Boston Globe. “I know when I need a little time, whether it’s a day or a practice, rather than be stubborn and push through things like I probably used to. I think sometimes it’s smart to try to get ahead of injuries.
“I spent a lot of time with Alex (Guerrero) getting extra treatment and did so after the game last night, did so today. I’ll be feeling good this week and be ready to go. I’ll be excited to take on our toughest challenge of the year in going to Houston and trying to win a game on ‘Sunday Night Football.’”
If Brady can play through the injury, history has said that he will. The last time that he missed a game due to injury was in 2008, after he tore his ACL. There isn’t a sense of panic in New England yet, but an aging quarterback with a lingering elbow injury could become problematic.
Time will tell, and his next test will be on Sunday night against Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans.
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