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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles declined to give Tom Brady an official return date on Thursday, less than a week after the veteran stepped down. exempted vacation from the team.
Bowles said last week that Brady had left the team to “manage personal matters” and would return “at some point.” Bucks’ second preseason game against the Tennessee Titans.
Bowles remained uncommitted on Thursday when asked for a more definitive return date.
Bucks’ Tom Brady to miss days to ‘handle personal things’, says Todd Bowles
“Okay, we’ll talk about that next week,” he said. “I don’t care now.”
“We’re trying to play a game against Tennessee. I said sometime after Tennessee — I don’t have a definitive date for me, but we’ll check it out.” he added.
Brady’s extended absence follows two missed practices earlier this month. “private matter” as a reason.
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However, Bowles said last week that the absence was something he had previously discussed with the team.
“This is something we discussed before training camp started,” he said at the time. “We knew he wouldn’t be playing the first two games, so he wanted to get in and have some chemistry with the players and go through a two-week training camp, so we allotted this time. rice field.
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Bowles says backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert was ‘good’ in Brady’s absence And “playing right”.
“It’s been great mentally for him. The play may not always be there, but mental rep and what he’s getting and playing right is very important and it’s just ‘ It’s not about playing ‘wow’. He’s playing right. So it’s great to have him there. “