The New England Patriots’ thrilling come-from-behind victory against the visiting Washington Redskins happened without some of the team’s most prominent players active. Among them was starting quarterback Tom Brady, who continued his summer of relatively light action by taking not a single snap yesterday. However, the reason for that might not entirely be to preserve the league’s best quarterback.
According to the Boston Globe’s Jim McBride, Brady is also dealing with what appears to be a minor injury:
According to a league source, Tom Brady didn’t play in Thursday’s preseason win over the Redskins because he is dealing with a sore back.