BOSTON (AP) - Tom Brady said Monday he won't need surgery for rib and finger injuries that bothered him for much of the season.
The New England Patriots quarterback described his ailments as just bumps and bruises that all players deal with.
I'm feeling good. I really am, Brady said at a commercial appearance. I'm excited I don't have to have surgery this offseason. A year ago at this time, there were all these concerns about whether I was going to play this year. It's nice to be in an offseason where I really feel I can get started right away.
Brady missed all but the first quarter of the 2008 season with a left knee injury that required surgery during that season.
He played all 17 games this season, ending with the Patriots' 33-14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the playoffs.
Brady was selected as an AFC backup quarterback for the Pro Bowl scheduled for Sunday in Miami but withdrew because of the injury to his finger, the Patriots said
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