What IF???.
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PATRIOTS SOURCE: TOM BRADY WILL BE TRADED TO SAN FRANCISCO
Inside Sports
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
By Mike Marzano
Features Editor
SportsImproper.com
Tom Brady has played his last game as a New England Patriot and will be traded to the San Francisco 49ers, a source with ties to the Patriots organization has told Sportsimproper.com.
According to a Patriots official, the condition of Brady's injured knee
is worse than has been previously reported and will probably require further surgery. As a result, Brady will miss the entire 2009-2010 season. Brady would be 33 at the beginning of the following season (2010-2011) and the Patriots simply cannot wait that long for their superstar quarterback to return to form.
But whether Brady can ever actually help the 49ers on the field is another story.
As reported by Sportsimproper.com last month, two orthopedic surgeons with knowledge of the Brady case stated that due to the nature of the injury and the complications arising from subsequent infections, there was a high probability the quarterback would miss significant time or possibly never play again.
One surgeon said: "If there (was) another infection and the patellar tendon graft (which is used to replace the ACL) is compromised, that could cause him to miss significant time next season. (Besides) it truly takes a year for the ligaments and surrounding muscles to function as a real unit again. Some doctors may suggest six months, but in reality it is a year plus."
Media reports persist the Patriots will place the franchise tag on back-up quarterback Matt Cassel for the 2009 season. That move would open the door for Brady to go to San Francisco.While the idea of Brady playing anywhere but New England may come as a shock to Patriots fans, the Bay Area would be a natural fit for him on many levels.
Brady was born in San Mateo, just outside San Francisco, and wants to end his career, or what's left of it, near his home, the Patriots official indicated. Brady recently purchased property in Brentwood, California, which is just north of San Francisco, and reportedly plans to build a home there.
Further adding to Brady’s roots to the Golden State, his son, John Edward Thomas Moynihan, born in 2007 by actress and ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynihan, lives in California.
If healthy, Brady would give San Francisco the big-name quarterback it has lacked since the days of Joe Montana and Steve Young. The 49ers finished 7-9 this past season, improving slightly from their 5-11 finish in 2007.
Added altogether, said the Patriots official: "(That’s why) he's going to San Francisco."