Speaking for the first time at the Patriots’ minicamp
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Instead, reports broke later Thursday that one of the New England quarterback’s favorite receivers, Julian Edelman, could be suspended for
violating the league’s performance-enhancers policy.
Brady, who turns 41 on Aug. 3, said he never considered retirement during his time away from the team; he did not attend optional workouts. He was not
available to address an ESPN report, using unnamed sources, that Edelman, who
missed the 2017 season after tearing his right ACL in a preseason game in
Detroit, is facing a four-game suspension.
Edelman was the last player on the field for practice and later could be seen having a long talk with Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
According to the report, the 32-year-old Edelman is appealing the suspension, saying he had passed ”hundreds of tests” in the past. If the suspension stands,
he would miss a home game against Houston, at Jacksonville and Detroit, and home
against Miami.
The league does not release information on suspensions until they are announced.
Edelman spoke Tuesday and was asked if it was difficult not to push himself to make a faster recovery.
”Yeah
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what it is and there’s a big part of the process and I’ve got a lot of guys,
training staff helping me out – TB12 (Brady), all that stuff – to get to where I
want to be.”
The Patriots’ wide receiver group had already taken on a new look minus Danny Amendola (free agent, Miami) and Brandin Cooks (traded to Arizona). The loss of
Edelman would thin the position even more. Malcolm Mitchell, who also missed
last season with knee surgery, has yet to return to the field.
The depth chart candidates without Edelman would have one proven veteran in Chris Hogan, plus Mitchell, Kenny Britt, Cordarrelle Patterson, Jordan Matthews,
Phillip Dorsett, Riley McCarron
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kick returner rather than a wideout.
Brady spoke for less than four minutes.
”It’s obviously important for everybody and our coaches do a great job of getting us ready,” he said. ”Just some personal reasons for me (skipping
voluntary workouts), but I’m here now and focused on what I need to do, like I
always am, and this year.”
Amid reports of a rift in the organization involving himself, coach Bill Belichick and Kraft, Brady said his relationship with Belichick is, ”great.
We’ve always had a great relationship.”
”I’ve been here for a long time and I love this team and I love this organization and I love playing quarterback for him,” Brady added. ”I loved it
last year and I’m having a lot of fun now, so that’s obviously what’s most
important to me.”
He refused to speak about any possible reworking of his contract.
”I’ve never talked about my contract,” he said. ”I’ve never brought up money, I think for a lot of reasons that I’ve said over the years. Those things are
personal.”
Brady labeled his offseason following the Super Bowl loss to Philadelphia as ”good.”
”I always try to figure out different things I need to do in the offseason to prepare myself and be the best I can be,” he said. ”Obviously, I evaluate last
season and things I can do better. I don’t think this offseason was any
different for me. I thought about the things I need to do and focused on those
things so I can be the best I can be when training camp comes.”
NOTES: Red Sox vice president Tony La Russa was a visitor at camp. ”We’ve been friends for a long time. It’s always good to see Tony
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Belichick stepped in and was mad at his offense, ordering the group to run a lap
around the field. Brady, who could be heard yelling an obscenity after the
previous play, then hit Rob Gronkowski with the next pass. . Matthews dropped a
long throw from Brady. . Thursday was the third and final day of the mandatory
camp, with four optional days set for next week.
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Just who was that guy sitting on the Seattle Mariners bench, the odd fellow with the bushy mustache, shades and a hoodie?
Wait a second – it was Ichiro!
Now a team executive, Ichiro Suzuki donned a Bobby Valentine-style disguise and sneaked into the Seattle dugout Thursday to watch a bit of the action at
Yankee Stadium.
Exactly as he hinted, in fact.
”He was perfect. I never would have known it was him,” Valentine texted to The Associated Press.
Officially, Suzuki isn’t allowed to be in the dugout during games under Major League Baseball rules. The 44-year-old outfielder with 3,089 career hits came
off the Seattle roster in early May and moved into the team’s front office as a
special assistant to the chairman.
Suzuki has been taking part in pregame drills and batting practice in a role similar to a coach. But he’s required to leave the bench when games begin, and
that’s when he takes his place in the clubhouse – usually, anyway.
This time, in a ballpark where he played for parts of three seasons
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