Tom Brady, just how serious is your foot injury?

For some reason, Tom Brady and his foot can't seem to cooperate as one cohesive unit.

You read it, as the 2008-09 NFL football season draws near, Tom Brady continues to have problems with his foot, dating as far back as Super Bowl XLII when his then undefeated Patriots lost to the New York Giants after Brady was seen in New York wearing a ''special boot'' of some sort.

And while Tom Brady continues to deny that this is the same injury that led to his New England Patriots losing to the Giants in the Super Bowl, we can't help but to think otherwise. After all, it is on the same leg.

For now, Tom Brady is trying to be smart about his latest injury, resting his injured leg until the regular season, where it counts, officially starts.

''Just trying to be smart,'' Brady said after skipping the trip to Tampa Bay for Sunday night's 27-10 loss to the Buccaneers. ''The preseason is important, but I think the idea is to be ready for when the regular season kicks off.''

''I'm doing good, doing good, just wishing I could have been out there last night. I'll try to get treatment this week. I'm feeling better every day.''

''Training camp is very physically demanding. There's some things that come up, whether it be a foot or an arm. It's just trying to be smart, trying to understand it's a long season and not going out there and aggravating something.''

Tom Brady's foot may determine if the New England Patriots will make a return to the Super Bowl and hopefully, win it for a change. Sure, Brady is a pocket passer and he really doesn't need that much mobility from his injured foot but since it was one of the reasons why they lost (their only one...) in what was suppose to be an undefeated run to the Super Bowl last season, the 'Brady Bunch' needs to fix this foot.

Quick.

Who will win Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

New York Giants 17.00

New England Patriots 4.50

Dallas Cowboys 7.00

Indianapolis Colts 8.50

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