How long would Tom Brady be out if he has an ACL injury?”
Sources: Brady out with ACL tear By Michael Silver, Yahoo! Sports Sep 7, 7:12 pm EDT * Buzz Up * Print Yahoo! Sports Photo Tom Brady has his leg buckled by Kansas City Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard, bottom, during the first quarter. (Stew Milne/US PRESSWIRE) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is expected to miss the rest of the 2008 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, according to a source familiar with the injury. While New England coach Bill Belichick said in his postgame press conference that he had no update on the status of Brady’s injury, two sources indicated it involved serious damage to the knee. “It’s bad,” a team source said. “We’re going to have to play without him.” Brady was hurt as he stepped up in the pocket to make a throw to wideout Randy Moss. Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard, who was on the ground, lunged forward and struck Brady’s leg, which buckled as he released the ball. Brady was helped off the field and was later led down a sta