All eyes are on New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady Derwin James Chargers Jersey , who's dealing with a hand injury he sustained in practice on Wednesday after colliding with an unnamed teammate. The injury took place just four days before their upcoming AFC Championship appearance against the Jacksonville Jaguars.According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, Brady suffered a cut on his thumb that caused blood to gash out, and stitches were required to close the wound. Brady had a very brief session with media members, and refused to speak about his hand and details of the injury.But according to R.J. Bell - the founder of the Pregame.com sports betting website - Brady's hand injury may be worse, and the line could drop considerably:Multiple private sources telling me ...Tom Brady's hand injury is WORSE than the mainstream thinks.(I would not be surprised if #Patriots drop to -7 in the near-term.)— RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) January 19 Authentic Roquan Smith Jersey , 2018Brady has been officially listed as questionable for the AFC Championship Game, and said "We'll see," when asked if he could play Sunday. The five-time Super Bowl champion is also dealing with a shoulder and achilles injury, so it's unknown if he'll be at full strength and health on Sunday.The Patriots are going to need their star quarterback to be at his best in the AFC Championship. The Jaguars own arguably the NFL's best defense. They finished second in yards allowed per game, scoring defence and sacks (55). The cornerback duo of A.J. Bouye and Jalen Ramsey was by far the best in 2017. Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia maintained his innocence and his new team said it supported him after a 1996 sexual assault allegation resurfaced Wednesday night.
The Detroit News reported that Patricia and a friend of his were indicted 22 years ago by a Texas grand jury Albert Wilson Jersey Elite , on one count each of aggravated sexual assault for an alleged incident involving a woman on South Padre Island. The accuser did not testify and the case was dismissed 10 months later.
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The Lions hired Patricia after last season to replace Jim Caldwell as coach. He had previously been an assistant with the New England Patriots.
The Lions said a ”standard pre-employment background check” did not turn up the incident. But the team said it was standing by Patricia.
”We have spoken to Coach Patricia about this at length as well as the attorney who represented him at the time,” the Lions said in a statement attributed to owner Martha Firestone Ford, general manager Bob Quinn and president Rod Wood. ”Based upon everything we have learned, we believe and have accepted Coach Patricia’s explanation and we will continue to support him.”
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