Tom Brady injures throwing hand ahead of AFC Championship
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady suffered a right hand injury Wednesday and the timing couldn’t be worse. This Sunday is the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady took the field for Sunday's AFC Championship Game with a bandage on his right hand and did not appear to show any ill effects from an injury he sustained in Wednesday's practice.
Brady was listed as questionable after he hurt his right hand during practice earlier in the week. He was limited Wednesday, sat out Thursday and was limited again Friday because of the injury.
Brady has never missed a playoff start during his 18-year career. The quarterback said only, "We'll see," on Friday when asked if he would play.
"Sometimes freak accidents happen," Patriots owner Robert Kraft said during an interview with NFL Network on Sunday.
"Thank goodness it wasn't as severe as we thought it could be. But you don't know and today will be a great test. There isn't anyone who's mentally tougher or prepares harder than Tommy, and we'll see."
The crowd at Gillette Stadium cheered loudly as Brady jogged onto the field from the locker room. He didn't appear to be hampered as he zipped passes during warmups.
Brady's hand has been the most-scrutinized body part of Boston athletes since the quarterback's right ankle before the 2008 Super Bowl, and Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's right ankle tendon — the bloody sock — in the 2004 playoffs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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