Based on the amount of work Tom Brady has gotten—and consequently the amount Jimmy Garoppolo hasn’t gotten—this summer, the New England Patriots expect their star quarterback to open the season under center, rather than at home under suspension.
Speaking on a Boston talk show, Toucher and Rich, Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald let slip that Brady has been getting the kind of work in at camp reserved only for starters.
“Tom Brady has still gotten, I’d estimate, 90 to 95 percent of the first-team reps against the starting defense,” Howe said (CBS Boston). “They’ve really gone all in on him.