« Injury report | Main | Help is on the way »

September 7, 2006

Bruschi is on the field

Tedy Bruschi is on the practice field.

Bruschi (wrist) is listed as questionable for Sunday's opener against the Bills and Patriots coach Bill Belichick wasn't ready to update the status on his star linebacker during his press conference earlier today.

"Good," said Belichick. "He's getting better every day."

Bruschi had surgery to repair his broken wrist on Aug. 9 and missed all of the preseason games. Meanwhile, he's been helping out with the other linebackers, making sure all will be ready for Sunday.

"Tedy has been very involved with everything," said Belichick. "He's great about that just like he was last year. He's really good pointing out things."

Linebackers, like most other positions on the depth chart, are a pretty tight group of players. Belichick said his guys communicate well and help each other.

"It's a good group and they all work well together," said Belichick. "Tedy is a big part of that."

Now, it appears he'll be a big part of the season-opener.

If he is able to play, he'll probably need to wear a cast on the wrist to protect it.

"I'm sure at some point it will be part of his equipment," said Belichick. "Just like it is with all players who need a little support."

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 12:29 PM | Permalink