MAKE A WISH: BRADY HURT OR NOT?

I know that there has already been a lot of speculation around Tom Brady, and his recent pull out of the game against the Washington Redskins. There are many questions surrounding this issue. One: Is Brady really hurt? Two: Is what the team saying really true?

At this point, the Patriots and Belichick are saying that Brady is not hurt. The reason, they claim, that Brady came out when he did was so that they could give him a rest and let the back up QBs get a shot at the Redskins. In all fairness to the unfair Patriots, this probably isn't far from the truth. However, the status update on Brady was that he had a sore shoulder. And after watching the hit that he took from defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth, it looks like he could have been seriously injured. I mean, if that man was coming for me, I would run like the wind, and that's saying something because I cannot run any amount of distance. And not just for that hit. Remember when he stomped on a Dallas' player's head? Yeah, I wouldn't mess with him. (On a side note: for all of you Brady haters out there, I have included the crushing hit video below.)

So right now this whole "Is Brady hurt?" question is still up in the air. However, I think (and so desperately hope) that they took Brady out because he is hurt. I think that Bellechik and the Patriots would be devastated if Brady was hurt again, especially in the beginning of the new season, and would be too afraid of letting that information be leaked out, especially in pre-season. No matter what the articles and sportscasters say, we really cannot tell how this hit has affected Brady until he gets back out on the field. Even if his shoulder wasn't shattered, that is the shoulder of his throwing arm. Although Haynesworth is one scary dude, he just might be the hero of the NFL this year. Sorry Bernard Pollard, your hero-dom has ended.

Jaclyn Kahn