Barring another unfortunate scissors incident, it appears we’ll see Tom Brady for the first time this preseason when the Patriots play against the Panthers.
Whether he starts, however, remains to be seen.
According to Tom Curran of CSNNE.com, Brady has joined the Patriots in Charlotte with the intention of playing.
Of course, the plan was for Brady to play a week ago, before he cut his thumb with a pair of scissors in pregame. That forced Jimmy Garoppolo to make a quick start, and it’s worth wondering whether Bill Belichick sat Brady on purpose just to see how Garoppolo would react.
Belichick has also maintained that having Garoppolo prepared for starting the first four games of the regular season was his priority, so it will be interesting to see how much Brady actually plays tonight.
