Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots: Tom Brady’s “return”
With Deflategate pretty much settled, we can now focus on the Patriots actually defending their Super Bowl title. Imagine that.
It starts Thursday at home against what will be a short-handed Pittsburgh Steelers squad that’s going to be missing running back Le’Veon Bell and wide receiver Martavis Bryant, both to suspension.
We know Brady is going to want to make a statement on national television after having his name dragged through the mud over the past several months. We also know that the Patriots are a much different team than the one that defeated the Seattle Seahawks last February. Can the team overcome the losses of Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner cornerback? That will most definitely be tested against Antonio Brown and Markus Wheaton come Thursday night.