Tom Brady has a sprained right ankle courtesy of one of the NFL’s dirtiest players, though the Patriots quarterback is expected to play in the team’s divisional round playoff game in two weeks.
An MRI exam administered Monday did not show any fractures, according to the ESPN report. Brady stepped gingerly off the interview podium following Sunday’s 20-10 loss to the Dolphins, favoring the injured ankle.
“I’m pretty sore,” Brady said, “but I’ll be all right.”
Brady took a pounding as the Patriots fell to 12-4 — down to the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs — getting sacked twice and knocked down at least half a dozen times, including three times on one series.
The worst hit was the one that injured his ankle: In the second quarter, notorious Dolphins defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh rolled into Brady’s legs on a third-down incompletion.
“I didn’t see the replay,” Brady said. “I’ll be anxious to see it.”
With AP
