The legend of Tom Brady continues to grow. Not only did the future first ballot Hall of Famer just win his seventh Super Bowl, and his first without Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, but he also helped the Buccaneers dismantle the Chiefs with an injury.
It wasn’t publicly known at the time, but Brady played in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs on a torn MCL. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport, Brady played in the Super Bowl on a torn MCL, which required surgery after the game was played.
Brady threw three touchdowns. In the Super Bowl against Patrick Mahomes. On a torn MCL!
#Bucs QB Tom Brady’s injury was actually more serious than that. It was a fully torn MCL, sources say, that required surgery following the Super Bowl win. https://t.co/jrSrzjXXWK
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 15, 2021
The Buccaneers’ defense certainly had a hand in their dominating win over the Chiefs, but Brady played well enough in his own right to help them cross the finish line. And now we know he did it while he probably shouldn’t have been playing. Pretty epic.
