As if Tom Brady having the ability to win a Tremendous Bowl in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at age 43 wasn’t unimaginable sufficient, it was reported earlier this month that he completed this whereas taking part in on a totally torn MCL. Brady reportedly had been coping with this ache earlier than he signed with the Buccaneers final offseason, however did have surgical procedure this summer season to appropriate the problem.

Whereas Brady was in a position to set a Buccaneers franchise file with 40 passing touchdowns within the common season and received his fifth Tremendous Bowl MVP, did his teammates know that he was coping with a critical harm? Bucs broad receiver Mike Evans not too long ago advised JoeBucsFan.com that he knew Brady was harm, however did not know that it was a completely torn MCL.

“I knew he was harm, harm fairly dangerous,” Evans mentioned. “However you understand, he is as powerful as you are going to get. He was battling. I did not understand it was torn. Nevertheless it speaks to as powerful as a participant he actually is.”

Brady’s harm state of affairs could possibly be one thing that the NFL seems into; he was not listed on the staff’s harm report every week regardless of coping with mentioned harm. As CBS Sports activities’ John Breech penned, the NFL has a selected rule about reporting accidents, and the commissioner has the power to punish the staff or participant concerned. When requested if the Buccaneers can be punished over the Brady state of affairs earlier this offseason, the league declined to touch upon the matter to Professional Soccer Discuss.

Whereas Evans mentioned that he knew Brady was fairly banged up in the course of the season, he advised JoeBucsFan.com that he cannot actually see a distinction together with his quarterback after he went below the knife, however that he seems very “springy” and “wiry” proper now.