Tom Brady is ready to play after cutting his right thumb with scissors in a “silly accident” before the Patriots’ preseason game against the Bears last week.
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While Garoppolo mans the starting job at quarterback, former Eastern linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill may crack New England’s roster.
Brady wasn’t at the Patriots’ first preseason game either.
For the 49ers, Colin Kaepernick will get to make his case for the starting job after sitting out the first two preseason games with a exhausted shoulder.
The former Eastern linebacker also may see time on special teams throughout the season. He was 11 of 18 for 168 yards the week before against the Saints. In the game, Grugier-Hill was responsible for dropping back into coverage, like he had done while at Eastern.
“No, I don’t comment on any personal situations”, Belichick said, according to Mike Giardi of CSNNE. It’s been busy with the practices and so forth, and we still have a couple of important weeks for this training, for this phase of the season. I love where I’m at right now. They’ll get a big test in preseason Game No. 3 when they host Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers. Brady said he wanted to play, but coach Bill Belichick made the decision that he would sit out.
Earlier this week, Brady talked about why live game action in the preseason is so crucial for his development.
The Patriots quarterback could play for the first time this preseason.
Lost in his famous “The Bears are who we thought they were” rant, the late, great Dennis Green passed on one coach’s thoughts on the third game of the National Football League preseason.
“It’s tough”, Garoppolo said. “We started with another three-and-out, which is never good”. We’re preparing a lot of guys to get ready to play.
Giants’ Cruz practices: Victor Cruz has returned to practice for the New York Giants. “It’s kind of like the game day, I thought he was going to start”.
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Belichick has said previously that Jimmy Garoppolo will start while Brady’s out, with Brady returning to the starting role once his suspension ends before New England’s game at Cleveland on October 9.
