Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said he doesn’t expect Tom Brady back at practice until after the team plays the Titans in the preseason on August 20. While Bowles didn’t fully commit to Brady returning by Week 1, he did say he has a “pretty high level of confidence” that the quarterback will be available vs. Dallas on September 11.
“He’s going to deal with some personal things,” Bowles said, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “This is something we talked about before training camp started. We allotted this time because he wanted to get in and get chemistry with the guys and get two weeks of training camp, knowing he wasn’t going to play the first two games.”
Brady has taken a leave of absence for non-football personal reasons and is not participating in the joint practices or preseason game with the Dolphins.
