What to Watch For: Patriots vs. Panthers Preseason Game
Friday, August 26, 2016
"This will be a good test. It's pretty much the closest thing we'll get to Week 1, so we'll see how it goes," said quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo earlier this week. On Carolina he added "They're a very talented football team with a very good defense, that front seven, they're really talented, so we have our hands full right now."
But the news coming into this game is that Tom Brady has made the trip and will play, according to Comcast Sportsnet.
Brady has yet to play in this preseason and has yet to even appear at a preseason game.
Brady's Bizarre Week
When Brady takes the field tonight, it will wrap up what has been a rather bizarre week for him and the team.
Brady was supposed to play in last week's home game against Chicago until he cut himself with a scissor.
"I was just ready to go, had everything on. I was just trying to get something out of my shoe and the scissors slipped; just a silly accident," said Tom Brady earlier this week.
Then he missed two practices, one on Sunday and one on Monday due to personal reasons.
He then came back on Tuesday and held a press conference, not originally scheduled, and discussed the scissor incident and how much he wants to play in the preseason.
"I'd like to be out there every time I get a chance to play, so you only get so many opportunities a year. I'm getting so many opportunities left in my life, so I'd like to take advantage of any opportunity, any and all of them if possible. When you see your teammates out there in their uniforms and ready to go, you want to be out there with them," said Brady.
All preseason Bill Belichick has been saying that Jimmy Garoppolo is the priority.
"Nothing has changed. All three quarterbacks are extremely important. Jimmy's preparation for the Arizona opener is the most important. Nothing has changed and nothing is going to change. That's the way it is going to be," said Bill Belichick earlier this week.
It appears that Brady has talked his way into the game.
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