BRADY NOT FOCUSED ON CONCUSSIONS
MASS.» Tom Brady FOXBOROUGH, doesn’t worry about concussions and considers them part of playing football, the Patriots quarterback said in a television interview to be broadcast this weekend.
“I’m not oblivious to them,” Brady told “CBS Sunday Morning.” “I mean, I understand the risks that, you know, come with the physical nature of our game.”
Brady’s wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, said in a May interview that the quarterback has had unreported concussions and she worried about his long-term health. A joint NFL and players union investigation found this week there was no evidence that Brady or the team failed to follow the league’s policies or procedures on concussions.
Now 40, Brady repeated his desire to continue playing until he is 45 — something no nonkicker has done in modern NFL history.
In light of a recent study that found CTE in the brains of 110 of the 111 former NFL players that were studied, Brady was asked what he thought the effect would be on the league.
“I don’t know what the future is going to look like, you know, and I’m not going to pretend to predict it,” Brady says. “And I’m going to do everything I can to take care of my body in advance of the, you know, of the hits that I’m going to take on Sunday.”
Beckham closer to playing.
Odell Beckham Jr. is getting closer to returning to the Giants’ lineup.
The three-time Pro Bowl receiver, who missed the season opener at Dallas, practiced on a limited basis for the first time since spraining his left ankle more than three weeks ago.
Beckham actually took two steps in his recovery. He took part in some individualized drills and followed that by running routes at “not high speed” and taking some mental reps at the end of practice in preparation for Monday night’s home opener against the Lions.
The 24-year-old catalyst of the Giants’ offense said there are still some movements that irk his ankle.
“Day by day it is getting better so we are going in the right direction,” said Beckham, who said the recovery time for his type of ankle injury can last two months. That would indicate a high ankle sprain.
Footnotes.
The Ravens placed running back Danny Woodhead on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. Woodhead injured his left leg in the first quarter of the season opener and did not return. … Jets linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin has a herniated disk in his back that probably will need season-ending surgery. … Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr has a hamstring injury, jeopardizing his availability for the upcoming game at Pittsburgh.