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History shows Brady should be ready physically when he returns, but the mental part of his comeback could be tougher | New England Patriots | projo.com | The Providence Journal
That should give the Kaczur and Light "lovers" something to rant about.The numbers, however, show that the 2007 NFL MVP may still hit a few bumps along the way. Or, in this case, take a few more sacks.
Brady is the fifth starting quarterback in the last five years to suffer a torn ACL. San Diego's Philip Rivers was injured in the 2007 playoffs; the Eagles' Donovan McNabb got hurt midway through the '06 season; Cincinnati's Carson Palmer went down in the '05 playoffs, and then-Viking Daunte Culpepper was injured in Week Seven that same year.
With the exception of Culpepper, all were able to bounce back and put up comparable numbers the following year. The only statistic that saw a negative increase was takedowns.