NFL Brady/Bucs did not list injury-now facing punishment

Report: Bucs Could Face Major Punishment From The NFL

The NFL world learned last week that Tom Brady played the entire 2020-21 season with a torn MCL. Talk about a legend. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, they could face a massive punishment from the NFL for keeping the injury a secret.

Tom Brady’s name is being using in the same paragraph as massive punishment on the team he played on?

Where have I heard this story before?

The Bucs never listed Brady on their injury report last year. The NFL requires teams to list players on the report, regardless of how severe it is. The league even demands teams list players who have minor injuries, despite taking most or all reps in practice during the regular season.

But did the Bucs know?  Or was it an injury Brady did not report?

“All players who have reportable injuries must be listed on the practice report, even if the player takes all the reps in practice, and even if the team is certain that he will play in the upcoming game,” the league’s handbook reads, via CBS Sports. “This is especially true of key players.”

As Brady said IIRC he did not want opponents “targeting” his MCL (which he claimed was fully-torn for the entire season).

It will be interesting to see how Roger Goodell responds here. Will he punish the Buccaneers as a whole or just Tom Brady? Either would send shockwaves throughout the league.

And rules are rules.

After deflate-gate, you would think Brady of all people would know better.