Tom Brady and the rest of his teammates officially reported to the Tampa Bay facility this week.
Speaking via Zoom to reporters Tuesday, coach Bruce Arians said Brady is already "way ahead of the curve."
"He's way ahead of the curve," he said. "He's a very bright guy — the terminology was the big thing. As we now get together starting tomorrow, we'll start to collaborate a little bit more. So yeah, I think he's in a great spot right now as far as that goes."
While players were not allowed at facilities this spring, Brady coordinated private workouts with his pass catchers, which went against NFLPA recommendations.
"All of the guys that have been working out with him see his intensity level at even those type of workouts and they only know they're going to intensify when we get out there for real," Arians said. "It's been great. You would've hoped we would've had spring practice so all of them could get over the awe — especially the young players — with Tom Brady walking into the locker room, and (Rob Gronkowski). We'll get through that I think in maybe a week — each guy will have enough (confidence) to go talk to him."
While Brady had these workouts, he still will not have a live preseason game or even joint practice ahead of Week 1.
"I think his biggest concern is having no live reps up until now," Arians said. "Missing all those reps in the spring — especially against a defense like ours where he's going to see multiple looks all the time. Then, just getting into game shape and getting that reaction time down. I think he'll know where to go with the ball, it's just a matter of us putting him in enough situations — full-speed situations — that he's ready to play a game."
Tampa Bay will take on Atlanta Sept. 13 to open the season.
