Things are really looking up for Tom Brady.
The Patriots quarterback has served his four-game suspension for his role in Deflategate and is now allowed to resume practices with the squad.
“It is a lot of fun to be back,” Brady said on Westwood One Radio’s Monday Night Football halftime show.
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“It was great to be back in the building and see my coaches,” he said. “And to get to work on actual football. I really enjoyed it.”
Brady's first game back will be against the Browns this Sunday, which are 0-4 and fourth in the AFC North. Brady was asked if revenge would be on his mind when he plays his first game of the season, but he took a more diplomatic approach.
“I’m pretty motivated (all the time),” Brady said. “I’ve been dealing with a lot of adversities over the course of my career. I know all athletes at this point in their careers, nothing has been handed to them or given to them. You have to work hard to earn it. And you draw on those lessons you have learned over the course of a long athletic career to deal with all types of these situations.
“I haven’t had the chance to be out there for four weeks. I’ve been watching my teammates go out and try to play at their very best, and they performed very well. I’m excited to go out there and join them.”
Brady's return couldn't come at a more perfect time — stand-in Jimmy Garoppolo has been out the past two weeks with a a sprained AC joint and third stringer Jacoby Brissett has been playing through a thumb injury.