Brady out for year with torn ACL

by nmphinfan on Sep 7, 2008 7:56 PM EDT

Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports reports that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is expected to miss the rest of the 2008 season with a severe knee injury.

The injury is widely believed to be a torn ACL. Silver says that there could be other ligament and cartilage damage.

“It’s bad,” a team source told Silver. “We’re going to have to play without him.”

The starter will be Matt Cassel. Unless the Pats bring back Vinny Testaverde. Or Doug Flutie. Or Steve Grogan.

UPDATE: Silver’s report has been updated — the ACL tear is confirmed

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EXCUSE ME WHILE I

PLEASURE MYSELF

Its Sunday afternoon.....do you know where your beer is?

by Rzayo24 on Sep 7, 2008 8:07 PM EDT reply actions

is it sad that WE ARE ALL EXCITED!!! about tom brady getting injured

but not about our game..

Ice Ice Baby

by finsxfactor on Sep 7, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

The Nature of Football

This happens, this changes a lot of things, the AFC East is now up for grabs! Things are getting really exciting!

y not if im wrong who will remember

by qbinfin on Apr 27, 2008 3:27 PM PDT

by DolfinPhan on Sep 7, 2008 8:09 PM EDT reply actions

yea

Ice Ice Baby

by finsxfactor on Sep 7, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions

yahoo sports link

Here is a link

by Madman29 on Sep 7, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

I hate the Pats...

and am no fan of Brady’s… but I refuse to take pleasure or revel in a major injury to anyone.

The Jayfiss Report ...one fan's rants

by NumberSeven on Sep 7, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed

by OntheGo on Sep 8, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I really don’t know why we as Dolphin fans are even concerned. If we were a legitimate power in the NFL, even in the AFC East, it might affect us. But we’re not. If you’re not facing the best players, on the best teams, it doesn’t make you any better. It may get you a cheap win here or there. But it won’t make you better as a team.

by HuskerDolphin on Sep 8, 2008 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

It has not been confirmed.

There haven’t been x-rays yet. It’s just likely.

by joel311 on Sep 7, 2008 8:27 PM EDT reply actions

another report

WEEI’s Ron Borges is reporting that Brady suffered a torn ACL Sunday, the Boston Herald reports.

by Madman29 on Sep 7, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions

Speculation speculation speculation.

Just because multiple sources speculate, it doesn’t make it legitimate.

by joel311 on Sep 7, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions

Think about it like this:

Did Ronnie Brown get up and walk off the field himself with a torn ACL?

by joel311 on Sep 7, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

wait till confirmation

let’s wait for confirmation with the MRI tomorrow before we take this report as serious

by PhinFanDan on Sep 7, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions

actually

i think he did walk off on his own power!! if i remeber correctly… my friend in high school tore his acl in a high school game and got it taped and came back in… he said it hurt like shit but you can still walk on it

by jwillis9 on Sep 7, 2008 9:01 PM EDT reply actions

Rejoice not when your enemy falls...

but this certainly makes the AFC East one of the most interesting divisions in football.

by afmo on Sep 7, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions

I hear you

I will almost feel like we really didn’t beat the Patriots when we beat them. I am a rare non Patriot hater. I actually rooted for them to beat the Giants (this may be due to a rivalry in the family w/ cousins and all)
I don’t like to see people that a good fall. Like I really didn’t care when Trent Green went down, but when Tom Brady gets injured for the season I get a little sad.

I heard this on ESPNEWS as a joke, Matt Cassel can be the next Tom Brady. Brady took over for Bledsoe when he got injured. Now Cassel has to take over for Brady.

I guess I should have thought twice before creating my profile's name.

by Beck4Mercy on Sep 7, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

forget about the 10,000 int's he threw in preseason with the 1st offense?

he played well today though =(

Ice Ice Baby

by finsxfactor on Sep 7, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

He played the Chiefs

The Chiefs suck. Even we blanked them in preseason.

by Wade on Sep 7, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions

However...

However, I highly doubt Cassel gets any practice (usually). If Brady wasn’t injured in the Preseason they may have lost that game today. Cassel may get better since he’ll practice with the first team. With all the weapons he’ll have I’m sure the Pats will still make it to the playoffs.

I guess I should have thought twice before creating my profile's name.

by Beck4Mercy on Sep 8, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

i wouldnt lay any money on that...

Ice Ice Baby

by finsxfactor on Sep 8, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions

I literally have,

I picked up Cassel off the waiver in my fantasy league. I won’t start him vs. Miami though, I don’t like conflicts of interests.

by joel311 on Sep 8, 2008 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions

anyone feeling patriot's chances will be doomed this year and the next when he's trying to recover

Ice Ice Baby

by finsxfactor on Sep 7, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions

Anyone feel

That now the AFC east is COMPLETLY up for grabs.
Also Remember Culpepper anyone? Look where he is now

by Rytackle on Sep 7, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

Where is he?

I don’t know if your saying if he is coming back to the Pats for sure or something…
It would be cool for Culpepper to team with Moss again. I have always liked Culpepper. I would love to see him play football even with the Pats.

I guess I should have thought twice before creating my profile's name.

by Beck4Mercy on Sep 7, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

and his message to the NFL make him a hypocrit ...lol

go read up at proFtalk about the culpepper saga…the funniest thing is that he emails all these letters like he thinks people give a sh** about what’s up with him lol

Ice Ice Baby

by finsxfactor on Sep 7, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions

No I ment

That Culpepper destroyed his knee with the Vikings and never cot his Career back on track, now Im not saying that that will happen to Brady but it is deffinetly a possibility.

by Rytackle on Sep 8, 2008 6:48 AM EDT up reply actions