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09-08-2008, 03:49 PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- NFL superstar Tom Brady will miss the rest of the season with a left knee injury that will require surgery, leaving the New England Patriots' Super Bowl hopes severely damaged.
The league's Most Valuable Player will be placed on injured reserve, the Patriots said on Monday, one day after his knee was injured in the 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
A statement issued before coach Bill Belichick's news conference said Brady will have surgery, ending his 128-game starting streak, the third longest for a quarterback.
Brady left Sunday's game against Kansas City after he was hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard. Brady was not available for comment, but reports circulated around the league that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/09/08/brady.ap/index.html?cnn=yes
The league's Most Valuable Player will be placed on injured reserve, the Patriots said on Monday, one day after his knee was injured in the 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
A statement issued before coach Bill Belichick's news conference said Brady will have surgery, ending his 128-game starting streak, the third longest for a quarterback.
Brady left Sunday's game against Kansas City after he was hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard. Brady was not available for comment, but reports circulated around the league that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/09/08/brady.ap/index.html?cnn=yes