Sep 8th 2008 3:46PM by Adam Gretz (author feed)
Filed under: Patriots, AFC East, NFL Injuries
After all of the initial reports, speculation and guess work from yesterday, the Patriots finally announced the news everyone was expecting to hear: Tom Brady’s season is over after only 11 passes. The hopes and dreams for the Patriots, at least for the short term, now rest on the right arm of Matt Cassel, who hasn’t started a football game since he was a senior in High School nine years ago.

The Patriots, as is usually the case, didn’t give great details as to what type of injury the star quarterback suffered, but did offer the following statement:
“After extensive tests this morning, it was revealed that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s left knee, which was injured in the first quarter of yesterday’s game, will require surgery. He will be placed on injured reserve and will miss the remainder of the 2008 season.”
The Patriots travel to the Meadowlands this Sunday for a huge divisional contest with the New York Jets, and have reportedly scheduled workouts with free agent quarterbacks Chris Simms and Tim Rattay.Continue Reading