Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady might as well be a member of head coach Bruce Arians' coaching staff during mandatory team minicamp.
Arians said Tuesday he was unsure just how much football work Brady will do next week as the seven-time Super Bowl champion recovers from offseason knee surgery. The Buccaneers head coach appears to be taking a more cautious approach:
“I don't know how much I'll let him do … with guys chasing him around,” Arians said, via ESPN's Jenna Laine. “We'll see. We'll see what the doctors say. He may be doing a lot of coaching.”
Then again, the competitive fire burning inside Brady might not allow him to sit still for very long. In fact, Brady already held his own throwing session with Buccaneers receivers last week after getting Arians' approval:
“Evidently it was a real good workout,” Arians said last week, per Laine. “I wasn't here, but from everything I heard, it was a real good workout.”
It would make sense for the Buccaneers to keep Brady grounded.
The three-time MVP has managed to keep himself in remarkable physical shape over the course of his esteemed career. However, there is no reason for the defending champions to push the envelope in minicamp. This is especially true when considering Tampa Bay is returning all 22 starters for last year's roster.
Perhaps some time spent on the sideline will afford Brady to get an even better grasp of Arians' offensive concepts. Regardless, the Buccaneers would do well to keep Brady in something of a bubble until he is at least close to fully healthy.
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