Brady has high ankle sprain
Boston Herald on-line
6:02 pm
BOSTON HERALD
By Karen Guregian
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - (portion of article only included)
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady [stats] is suffering from a high ankle sprain, according to a source familiar with the injury.
It’s a mild sprain, a second source indicated, and is not expected to pose a problem for the NFL’s MVP moving forward toward the Super Bowl in Arizona in 12 days.
This should alleviate some fears as Brady had been filmed wearing a protective boot on his right foot during the day yesterday, and tacitly acknowledged having some type of leg injury during his weekly radio appearance on WEEI’s “Dennis & Callahan.”
Brady, however, did stress that the problem was minor, he would be having treatment for it, and he would be ready for the Super Bowl.
Since the initial photographs were taken, the Pats quarterback has shed the removable cast.
Monday night, he was photographed wearing what appeared to be cowboy boots as he left dinner at an East Village nightspot with girlfriend Gisele Bundchen.
Late this morning, Brady was photographed leaving Bundchen’s apartment and walking to a cab. He returned at 4:30 p.m. On both occasions, he was not wearing the orthopedic, open-foot brace, nor was he walking with any noticeable limp. He was reportedly wearing Cordovan wingtips on his feet.
While questions were hurled at Brady as he walked, he chose to ignore reporters seeking information about his injury.
During the Pats’ first Super Bowl run in 2001, Brady suffered an ankle injury in the AFC Championship Game against Pittsburgh -- he had to be replaced by Drew Bledsoe -- but went on to play against the Rams.
