TAMPA, Florida – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will undergo a minor knee surgical procedure this off-season, a source confirmed to ESPN.
The next surgery was first reported by the Tampa Bay Times.
A source close to the situation told ESPN that this was not a recent injury and that Brady, who led the Bucs to victory last Sunday at the Super Bowl LV, had been planning the procedure for months.
Brady was not listed with an injury in the Bucs’ injury report throughout the season. He was listed in the report as “non-injury related” when he took a few days off from coach Bruce Arians, something the Bucs also did to Rob Gronkowski, Ndamukong Suh and other veteran players.
Brady, 43, was named Super Bowl MVP for the fifth time in his career on Sunday, after passing 201 yards and three touchdowns in Tampa Bay’s 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
With the victory, Brady has more Super Bowl titles (7) than any franchise in NFL history, surpassing the six won by the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots. Brady also became the only player with five Super Bowl MVPs; Joe Montana is the second of all time, with three.