New England Patriots

Tom Brady: 'There was plenty of rust out there'

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady returned from his four-game suspension in a big way on Sunday, leading the team to a 33–13 win over the Browns with a 406-yard, three-touchdown performance. But if you ask him, he wasn’t quite himself.

“I think there was plenty of rust out there,” Brady said in his postgame press conference. “I can do better in a lot of areas.”

Brady, who completed 28 of his 40 passes and rushed twice for 14 yards, looked just fine, despite some concerns that he would need a game to ease back into action.

The veteran signalcaller was barred from the beginning of the season due to his role in Deflategate.

– Kenny Ducey

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