It was reported Tom Brady played last season with a knee injury, but now we're finding out just how serious it was.
According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the quarterback played last season with a partially torn MCL in his left knee that he sustained in his final season with the Patriots.
[UPDATE 4:15 p.m.]: NFL Media's Ian Rapoport says it was a fully torn MCL.
The injury got worse as the year went on and ultimately Brady needed surgery following the Super Bowl.
Brady acknowledged he played through an injury, but didn't get into how serious it was.
“It was an injury I dealt with really since last, you know, April, May,” Brady said in June. “I knew I would have to do something at the end of the year and happy I did it and it was probably something that certainly needed to be done and there was a great outcome so I’m very happy about that. I feel like there’s some things I’ll be able to do this year that I wasn’t able to do last year.”
The 43-year-old threw for 4,633 yards and 40 touchdowns last year.