Tom Brady has been taking quite a beating through five games this season. You couldn’t help but think that at least one of them was going to stick. Brady was initially injured in the Week 4 loss to the Panthers. The injury was re-aggravated on a sack against the Buccaneers. The injury is reportedly an “AC joint sprain” of the left shoulder. An MRI done today was said to be reassuring.
The acromioclavicular (AC) joint is the small joint on the front of the shoulder where the clavicle (collarbone) meets the acromion (bone at the tip of the shoulder). An injury to the AC joint most commonly occurs when an athlete falls directly onto the side of the shoulder. Brady has fallen directly onto his left shoulder multiple times in the past few weeks and made a comment about how he tried to land on the left shoulder instead of his throwing arm. Video backs that up as he could be seen earlier this season spinning through a sack to avoid landing on his right side. Here’s video of the play where Mike Giardi of NBC Sports Boston says that Brady’s re-injury occurred last week. You’ll see him fall directly onto the left shoulder.
https://twitter.com/MikeGiardi/status/917843421544570880
