National Football League

Brady: Saints gave me black eye

Published Oct. 18, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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Tom Brady, like any good football player, tends to play better when he’s got a good injury under his belt — or on his face, for that matter.

So the black eye that Brady carried into Patriots practice this week can only mean good things for New England heading into Sunday’s game against the Jets. While Brady’s shiner has nothing on the busted nose he took last year, it’s still a good look.