FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who underwent tests on his non-throwing left shoulder
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http://www.officialcapitalsauthentic.com/Matt_Niskanen_Jerseythe conditioning that you do in the offseason, to prepare yourself for taking hits," he said. "Some of those sacks, I've been holding on to the ball too long and I have to get rid of it. I think that's decision-making." Prior to the game against the Buccaneers, Brady had absorbed seven hits in a loss to the Panthers on Oct. 1. Two of those were sacks by Julius Peppers, and one of them seemed to affect Brady's left shoulder, but he played through it and his level of participation in practice after the game wasn't affected. Then in last Thursday's win over the Buccaneers, Brady was sacked by nose tackle Clinton McDonald in the first quarter and was in obvious pain before rising to his feet. Brady recently talked about how he tries to land a certain way to protect his right throwing shoulder"You do have to learn how to find the way down in a way that you'll be able to get up and try to play the next play, especially with your right shoulder," he said. "I think for me more than
http://www.officialblazershop.com/authentic-3-cj-mccollum-jersey.html anything I try to land more on my left shoulder than my right shoulder because you've only got one right shoulder and I need this for a lot of throws, and the more hits you take on it then the harder it is to take." Jimmy Garoppolo took all the practice reps on Tuesday, as he is the only other quarterback on the team's roster. The team doesn't have a quarterback on the practice squad after releasing Taylor Heinicke on Monday. The Patriots usually hold three practices in the days leading up to
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