New England Patriots: Tom Brady reaches out to support Aaron Rodgers
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reached out to and offered support to injured Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has received his fair share of punishment this season. With the offensive line struggling, Brady had already been sacked more times in five games this season than in 12 games last season.
Keeping Brady upright is the most important thing for the Patriots. As long as he is on the field, the Patriots have a chance to win. There are some great quarterbacks in the NFL, but arguably the best one along with Brady is Green Bay Packers starter, Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers is one of the best in the world given his ability to create outside the pocket. However, the Packers will not have that luxury, possibly for the remainder of the season, as Rodgers was injured Sunday.
Rodgers broke his collarbone, potentially ending his season after he was driven into the ground by Minnesota Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr. It didn’t look like a dirty hit, but it was something that bothered Rodgers and the Packers nonetheless.
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Without Rodgers in the lineup the Packers are a totally different team; that is the case when any team loses a starting quarterback, especially one as good as Rodgers. Brady reached out and offered support for Rodgers while making his weekly appearance on a radio show.
“I sent him just a message, an email. It’s bad news. It sucks,” Brady said Monday morning during his weekly appearance on sports radio WEEI’s “Kirk and Callahan Show.”
Brady and the Patriots know what it’s like to miss a large chunk of the season. Brady tore his ACL just 15 plays into the 2008 regular season when he was tackled low by Kansas City Chiefs safety, Bernard Pollard.
Rodgers joins an extensive list of high-profile players that will be sidelined this season. Last week Odell Beckham Jr. and J.J. Watt were both lost to season-ending injuries.
It was something Brady also talked about on his radio appearance.
"“Seeing a lot of guys that happened to. J.J. Watt. Whitney Mercilus. So many players, guys on our own team, Julian [Edelman] obviously is going through it. I don’t know what the prognosis is for [Rodgers], but it looked pretty major. It’s tough, man. You never know which play. I missed 2008, and that was a real eye-opener [for me] because I went many seasons without being out of a game. I thought, ‘This is the way it goes.’ Then you finally miss a year and you’re like, ‘Oh my God, this is torture to sit there and watch.'”"
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Injuries happen in football; it is the nature of the sport. Unfortunately, some of those injuries are more devastating than others, and Rodgers suffered a pretty bad one. It was an unfortunate break for Rodgers, who has looked good this season and had led the Packers to a 4-1 record thus far.