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It Sounds Like Matt Cassel, Tom Brady Could Share Patriots’ QB Duties in 2009

Closed Published January 6th, 2009 on FanHouse

Filed under: Patriots, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Injuries

Last week Gretz pointed out that the Patriots could very well put the franchise tag on Matt Cassel. Obviously, this move has everything to do with Tom Brady, who suffered a season-ending knee injury roughly 10 minutes into Week 1.

If tagged, it means that Cassel’s in line for more than $14 million to either reassume his role on the bench, remain the team’s starter, or some combination of the two. In December, NBCSports.com’s Tom Curran wrote that, according to a source, Brady’s rehab was behind schedule, he might need another surgery, and if it came to that, it could cost him his 2009 season.

A day later, SI.com’s Peter King, via his source, refuted Curran’s account, but admitted that “Now I was also told that they wouldn’t be surprised — these people close to Tom Brady — that the Patriots might be placing a story … that could end up getting them more … more value for Matt Cassel in the offseason when he becomes a free agent.”

And then there’s this update, from this morning’s Dan Patrick Show:

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