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Brady: "I'm feeling great"

Posted by Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff May 20, 2009 07:43 PM

As expected, quarterback Tom Brady was not in attendance at today's organized team activity session. Unexpectedly, Brady sat down and talked to the Patriots in-house web show, "Patriots Today," telling the show that he's feeling great in one of two sound-bites the show aired today on Patriots.com.

"I'm feeling great and just excited to be out there on the field, training with my teammates," Brady said. "It's always fun being back in this competitive environment and working with these guys to try to make 2009 our best season. It's been fun to be back. I think everyone is excited to get back on the field and see what we're capable of."

Brady was then asked if he was itching to get back out on the field.

"I think everybody is at this point," he said. "It was a tough year for us being 11-5 and not having the opportunity to advance into the playoffs and make a run there. I think it's been a long off-season for everybody. I can sense the excitement with the team and we've got some great veteran leadership and a lot of youth and energy with our rookies that hopefully we can build into something special."

That was it from Brady on the show.

Brady, who has been throwing since January, did not participate in any of the three days of the OTA, which ended yesterday. Patriots coach Bill Belichick told the Globe last month and repeated at his pre-draft press conference that Brady was working "in the off-season program without any limitations."

Brady is expected to be present and participate at the team's next OTA, which runs from next Tuesday, May 26 through Friday, May 29. Media is allowed to attend the session on Thursday, May 28.

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23 comments so far...

  1. Simply the man!
    September can't come fast enough!

    Posted by Chriswithatian May 20, 09 10:52 PM

  1. Hey Mike & Chris,
    How about a piece on Brady's conditioning / workout / practice routine? I think if a lot of us actually got to see Tom sweating in the workout room and on the field, that would quiet a lot of the criticism that he's turned into a beach-lounging diva who has lost the heart to play.

    Just a thought...

    Posted by Reason May 21, 09 07:36 AM

  1. I think everyone will be silenced once Tom throws 3 touchdown passes in the first game against Buffalo. Personally, I think fan's expectations have gotten a little out of control. Do we really expect these guys to not have a life? So Tom got married in the off season... Congratulations. So he likes to spend his spare time at the beach, don't we all...

    I mean, I understand it's entertainment and we forget these guys are actual people, but give me a break.

    Brady is one of the fiercest competitors there is, and he will do what it takes to win. If you don't believe me, go back and watch the Pats last offensive drive in the 07' Super Bowl. Too bad our defense had to choke...

    Posted by HH May 21, 09 08:34 AM

  1. Well said, HH. Boston fans are ravenous and true to their teams (mostly - see 2008 boo's at HOME), but they really are frustrating sometimes. Just shut up and enjoy. Being a transplant makes you realize this a bit more clearly, I think.

    Posted by rusH1023 May 21, 09 12:45 PM

  1. I agree with HH - I don't need a spin piece to feel good about Brady being ready in September. The guy got a life last year, and anyone who thinks he shouldn't have needs to get one of their own.

    Posted by swin May 21, 09 03:58 PM

  1. man, it's been so long. it will be pleasantly strange seeing #12 out there again.

    Just make sure we have a fullback/running back who can handle the blitz up the middle!

    Posted by eric May 21, 09 06:25 PM

  1. yeah , tom .....guess what !!!!!......eveybody alway say (insult me) that red sox, patriots ,bruins and celtics were out of play-off ....then laugh at boston...also they dunno that tom brady aren' t like in the past and tom s jerk leg and pussy q.b. huh !!!....i wanna tom make them for glup !!!! that you can doing make it peroid !!!!...let s go patriots !!!!

    Posted by dan May 21, 09 09:03 PM

  1. Give the guy some air! It is the off season and he is probably doing more than most vets of his stature probably would do even without the injury. The proof in the pudding will occur in September, can't wait!!

    Posted by agcsbill May 21, 09 10:44 PM

  1. dan...

    how do you wake up in the morning?

    Posted by andy May 21, 09 10:46 PM

  1. andy...

    really really hung over is my guess

    Posted by Ghost of Lombardi May 22, 09 08:55 AM

  1. Dan,
    R.I.F. Go back to school and learn how to compose a sentence you retard..."aren't like in the past"..."that you can doing make it period"....what the f**k does that mean?

    Posted by Flutterballer May 22, 09 09:27 AM

  1. Yo, Dan, have you considered using a translator?
    More than articles questioning whether Tom should be spending time with his wife, I'd rather hear about the Patriots' efforts to get an NFL rule change which would do away with deifying an 8-8 Division winner over an 11-5 second place team. Maybe let a Division winner get a tie-breaker reward, but not making playoffs over a team with 3 more wins! Hey, I am NO Colts fan, but the Chargers should not have had home-field over the second-best NFL QB. Go Pats!


    the league.

    Posted by Concord Wiggin May 22, 09 09:27 AM

  1. Dan,
    Did you have a few drinks before you posted?

    Posted by Ryan May 22, 09 10:07 AM

  1. Uh, Dan, exactly which laboratory did you escape from?

    Posted by LeeMS May 22, 09 10:08 AM

  1. Type your comment here...Does Matt Gutierrez still have a shot at staying with the Pats? Otherwise, I'd sure like to see him go somewhere where he could get a sniff of the ball.

    Posted by wilpats May 22, 09 12:50 PM

  1. whoever Dan is, he must have posted that on purpose, no one is that stupid

    Posted by sandiegosurfer27 May 22, 09 12:51 PM

  1. Dan is a representative of the pat fans who believe Tom Brady has gone soft.

    Posted by patfaninct May 23, 09 09:33 AM

  1. am a Redskins fan, but I am from Charlestown, and after the quarterback of the future gets our team to around 8-8, I go back to the Pats.
    You have the quarterback of the now.
    If I were writing swear words, I would not mock someone else's ignorance.

    Posted by bostongeorge May 23, 09 12:29 PM

  1. WGAS/WGAF

    Posted by Cheaters never win. May 23, 09 01:58 PM

  1. brady is nuts to want to keep on playing, he has everything a guy his age could want. he should get on with his real life. just like jim brown or barry sanders. besides it is tough to dance brasiliano with bad knees.

    Posted by jerrysalso May 23, 09 04:48 PM

  1. There's still a bit of unfinished business left. It's not going to be easy and that's what makes it fun. Can't wait for summer to be over.

    Posted by laz May 24, 09 04:10 AM

  1. Truly a legend. Great to have you back Tom. Defense might be better this year than years gone by. Rodney, give us one more year.!!!

    Posted by Murty May 25, 09 10:08 AM

  1. Hello from the rocky mtns.....huge Pats fan...got my tickets ordered for the Donks / Pats game this fall can't wait!!!....Go Pats!!!

    Posted by HighMotor May 25, 09 05:55 PM
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