Tom Brady on thumb injury: ‘Hopefully I won’t be operating any more scissors for a while’
The quarterback says he was injured when a pair of scissors he was using slipped and sliced his thumb.
Tom Brady spoke to media today for the first time since injuring his thumb Thursday night and missing yesterday’s practice.
“I was ready to go, had everything on, and I was trying to get something out of my shoe and the scissors slipped,” he said, calling the injury a “silly accident.” He added, “I let out a pretty loud — word that I wouldn’t repeat in front of my kids.”
The 39 year-old quarterback said the injury took a few days to heal. He also addressed the decision to sit out of the game.
“I wanted to go and coach said its probably best, for what i was gonna go out and do, to take it easy,” he said. “I wish I could’ve played, I’ve been missing playing, and I wanna get out there with my teammates. He added that he felt it was his responsibility to be on the field with his teammates. “It’s tough not to be out there.”
Brady also expressed his desire to take the field for Friday night’s preseason game in Carolina.
“I’d like to be out there every time I get a chance to play,” he said. Brady will miss the first four games of this season as a result of a suspension for the Deflategate infractions. “Whenever my number is called, I’ll be ready,” Brady said. He mentioned the importance of showing leadership by taking the field with the team.
Despite the setback, Brady was able to look back on the situation with humor. “Hopefully I won’t be operating any more scissors for a while.”
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