Brady back on field and getting arm in shape; expects to play exhibition games

Brady: Knee fine, arm getting there

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady expects to play in exhibition games next month — his first action since injuring his knee in the 2008 regular season opener.

“Yeah, I think I’ll play,” he told reporters after practice on Friday. “I mean, last year it wasn’t like I wasn’t supposed to play. I would have loved to have played. Just some circumstances came up where I couldn’t.”

After missing the entire preseason last year with a foot injury, the two-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player — and 2007 NFL MVP — was playing the first quarter of the first game last season when he hurt his knee and missed the rest of the season.

Brady said he’s had some minor arm soreness this week as he gets back into football shape.