Patriots quarterback Tom Brady missed virtually all of the 2008 season with a knee injury. But the 2007 league MVP came back strong a year later, passing for 28 touchdowns, and won the AP Comeback Player of the Year award.
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by FOXSports.com
The infection in Tom Brady's surgically repaired left knee has potentially put the New England Patriots quarterback at risk of having to undergo a second ACL reconstruction, The Boston Herald reported.
Doctors concerned by the infection have performed three procedures in an attempt to eradicate it, a source told the newspaper. Brady said on his Web site that he had an arthroscopic procedure done to "clean and to test the wound" last Wednesday, but the paper said two additional procedures have been performed since that time.
According to the source, the fear is the patellar tendon graft used to replace Brady's anterior cruciate ligament is in danger of becoming compromised and may have to be removed. A new reconstruction would push back his rehabilitation, effectively forcing him to start from scratch, and could delay his return to the field.
Report: Brady has additional surgery on left knee....
By JIMMY GOLEN
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have come back from injuries before, winning three Super Bowls and reaching a fourth despite losing Rodney Harrison, Richard Seymour, Junior Seau and Drew Bledsoe. Now they will try to do it without Tom Brady.
The 2007 NFL Most Valuable Player will miss the entire '08 season with a left knee injury that needs surgery, the team said Monday. That leaves the Patriots without one of the game's great quarterbacks and severely damages their hopes of a return trip to the Super Bowl.
Coach Bill Belichick would not say what the injury is, but the play, Brady's reaction and the prognosis all point toward a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Pats QB Tom Brady out for season with knee injury....
