Tom Brady addresses absence from Bucs: 'I'm 45 years old

Tom Brady’s return to the field was inspiring, especially in a game with such high stakes.

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The Bucs beat soundly 27-10 by the Colts, and after the game,

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Brady addressed the media for the first time since being cleared to play.

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"I'm 45 years old, so there's a lot of situations I'm dealing with. You know life is continuous."

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The team and the public had lots of theories about the consequences of Brady’s 11-day hiatus,

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but he was only gone for personal reasons.

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After only a week of practice, Brady showed his team that he is still on top of his game.

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In the first drive of this preseason, the Buccaneers scored their only points with Brady present.

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The drive, 11-play, and 66 yards in total ended in a play by Succop that made it through 30 yards.

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Brady said, "I've played a lot of football in my day. A lot of seasons, a lot of games, and a lot of practices. I feel pretty good."

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Brady led the team to a two-minute offense where he found five different receivers, all of which were very impressive.

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