The Patriots got a scare in Super Bowl XLVI when Tom Brady was driven into the turf by Giants defensive end Justin Tuck midway through the third quarter. Brady’s left shoulder hit against Lucas Oil Field's artificial surface, raising concerns that the shoulder had been reinjured. He missed practice time before the AFC title game against the Ravens because of soreness. The hit, in fact, aggravated a sprain that Brady had suffered earlier in the season, SN correspondent Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald reports. The aggravation did not lead to a major injury, though, and it is not believed that Brady will need to deal with it much in the offseason, according to the Herald. Source: Sporting News
