Tom Brady has seen and been through it all in his NFL career, and is often willing to spread his wisdom around.
Jimmy Garoppolo is one player that soaked up an abundance of knowledge from Brady, and he’s still learning from him. Garoppolo tore his ACL last season in September, and is rehabbing with hopes to be prepared for this upcoming season.
The two quarterbacks caught up with each other at the Kentucky Derby last weekend — and Brady offered him some advice. Brady tore his ACL in 2008 and came back to throw for over 4,000 yards in the 2009 season. Garoppolo made sure to keep Brady’s advice concealed.
“I’ve got to keep that confidential,” Garoppolo said, via The Mercury News. “But I did actually talk to him about it for a little bit. He’s been through everything, seen everything, so whenever I can pick his brain, it’s a good thing.”
Although he wouldn’t go into details — he did offer some insight on the progress he’s made so far.
“It’s a combination of reactionary stuff. That’s a big part of it,” Garoppolo said. “When you’re doing rehab, everything is, ‘Do this movement, do this.’ Well, in the game, you’re more reacting than thinking. Getting used to those type of movements. We’ve been doing some of them and patterning them. It’s coming along well.”
The rehabilitation process after tearing an ACL is long and tedious, but Garoppolo expects to be ready for the 2019 season.
