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Pats’ Brady: 'I should be able to play'
January 23, 2008, New York—Reportedly, New England head coach Bill Belichick has no worries concerning glamour-boy quarterback Tom Brady’s “injured” ankle. The rumor swirling in the cold Boston air is that the protective boot Brady has been wearing is a smoke-screen to divert attention from what really ails him.
“That’s true,” confirmed a snickering team mate who wishes to remain anonymous. “It ain’t Tom’s ankle Coach is worried about. Let’s just say Tom should’ve worn a boot on another part of his body. I ain’t sayin’ where.”
“Who told you that?” asked a furious Belichick, known for his “close-to-the-vest” approach to the team’s relations with media.
Tommy, you gotta lotta ‘splainin’ to do. . . .
Just hours after winning the AFC Championship game, Brady was photographed entering girlfriend-model Gisele Bundchen’s New York apartment building with a bouquet of flowers. The two were later seen “out on the town,” but Bundchen’s demeanor was described by one paparazzo as “frosty.”
A long-time Brady friend says that when the Patriots traveled to Florida to play the Dolphins, Brady was spotted in South Beach cavorting with rocker Courtney Love
I warned Tom about her,” the friend said. “She’s had her eye on
him for a while. But when he gets something in his mind, there’s no
stopping him. That’s why he’s such a great player.”
So how does this all tie in with Brady’s limp?
“’Limp,’” said the anonymous team mate. “That’s a funny choice of words. Limp ain’t Tom’s problem. That man’s got to learn to stay at home, if you know what I mean. Now I ain’t sayin’ no more. I’d like to be playin’ here next year.”
“No one visits Courtney and leaves without a little something to remember her by,” said Brady's friend. “Now [Brady is] eating penicillin by the handful.”
“I’ll be ready for [next season’s] opener,” said Brady as he waited for a limo outside of Bundchen’s building. “I’ve had to deal with this sort of thing before. It’s nothing new.”
And what about the ankle?
“That’s what I’m talking about,” Brady answered. “The ankle.”
And the Super Bowl?
“Oh, yeah. The Super Bowl. I should be able to play. But if I can’t, the backup can handle [the New York Giants].”
Do you mean backup quarterback Matt Cassell?
“Yeah, that’s him. I can never remember the dude’s name. No disrespect to Matt. I’ve just got a lot on my mind.”
(Posted 8:28 a.m. EST)
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