Projo Pats Blog

BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady testified Friday that he watched his mentor Charlie Weis move in and out of consciousness after the Notre Dame coach’s gastric bypass surgery.

Brady testified during Weis’ medical malpractice lawsuit against two Massachusetts General surgeons.

“At that moment I wasn’t sure what was happening, if that was normal or not normal,” Brady said in Suffolk Superior Court. “As it developed, I realized this was a very serious issue we were dealing with.”

Weis, the Patriots former offensive coordinator, claims in the lawsuit that physicians Charles Ferguson and Richard Hodin acted negligently by failing to recognize life-threatening internal bleeding and infection after the June 2002 surgery. He was in the hospital for more than a month and claims he still suffers from nerve damage in his feet.

Weis is seeking unspecified damages.

His attorneys rested their case later Friday. Ferguson and Hodin have denied any wrongdoing, and were expected to testify in the case.

Weis testified earlier in the week that Brady was the only member of the Patriots, beside the team doctor, he told about the surgery. Brady testified about the special relationship he had with Weis.

“He’s always been an extremely intense person, intense coach. ... He expects the best out of everybody and teaches you to be accountable and to be responsible, and that’s kind of what I fed off,” Brady said.

During the cross-examination, Brady said Weis’ personality didn’t change after the surgery.

Comments

Julie said:

You can watch his full testimony at wbztv.com

Link | February 16, 2007 12:39 PM
Report Abuse

---

Leave a comment

Name:

Email:

URL:  

Remember personal info?

Captcha:

Type the characters you see in the picture above.