That sucks, and confirms a suspicion I think some of us had who were concerned about him.
This was from an entry I did after I heard the interview earlier this season:
Brady seemingly dealing with Cancer Situation – One of the topics that came up Monday night with Brady was the fact the quarterback may be dealing with a personal matter, with Gray mentioning the fact that this is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, while inferring that it’s a subject apparently hitting close to home with the Patriots quarterback.
Gray talked about it with Brady seemingly trying to get him to talk about it, but Brady kept the topic pretty general.
“Tom, on a very serious matter, this is now Breast Cancer Awareness month, the NFL does it’s part, you’ll see a lot of pink this coming month, and I know this is touching home very closely to you now,” said Gray to Brady during his interview with the quarterback Monday night.”
“Yeah, it is,” said Brady. “We’re all touched by it in one form or another. Everybody has different challenging experiences. I’ve dealt with it in my own family and [I’m] dealing with it now. It’s a great cause, great that the NFL recognizes this. Hopefully, it brings a lot of awareness and raises a lot of money to do a lot of great things.”
Brady missed two-straight practices back in August, with the two absences being excused by the team where he told reporters he “had to take care of something”, but the topic wasn’t discussed. The mention by Gray potentially explains why he might have been away from the team, something that is certainly very unusual for a player who is one of the first ones in as well as among the last to leave.
While Brady deflected the topic, Gray must be aware of whatever the situation is that caused him to try discussing it with him, and offered up his well-wishes to Brady and his family.
“Tom, our hearts go out and our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and all of those who are suffering with this disease,” said Gray.
Gray then offered up to fans an opportunity to support the cause, telling people who would like more information or would like to contribute, they can log onto
NFL.com/pink.
