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2021 NFL preseason: Will Tom Brady play in the Bucs' Week 1 game?

The 2021 NFL preseason has already begun with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game but now it's time for all 32 teams to return to action. Will Tom Brady throw on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers opening game? Let's break it down here.

Tom Brady is entering his 22nd NFL season and second one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Getty)
Tom Brady is entering his 22nd NFL season and second one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Getty)

The 2021 NFL preseason is here. Although they’re often overlooked, these games are useful for all teams to test themselves before the real competition begins. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be back in action and Tom Brady might see some minutes.

This might not be the funniest part of the year for National Football League fans, but the preseason games can pay off for those sides who take it seriously and use it to improve. Besides, the Bucs do not seem to be holding anythingback for their first game.

On Saturday, the Super Bowl LV winners will hostCincinnati Bengals in the first of their three preseason matches.Bucs head coach Bruce Arians has stated that ā€œeveryone will play,ā€ against all expectations.

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Tom Brady to play ā€˜a drive or two’ in Bucs’ 2021 NFL preseason opener

Tom Brady during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers mini-camp. (Getty)

Tom Brady during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers mini-camp. (Getty)

After playing the 2020 season through injury with a torn MCL,spending the offseason doing rehab and undergoing surgery, Tom Brady will appear in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ opening game of the 2021 NFL preseason against the Bengals.

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Unlike most of the other teams in the league, who don’t risk their starting quarterbacks on these types of games, the Bucs will see Brady step into the field and get some real practice ahead of the new season.

Bruce Arians wasn’t happy with the team’s practice on Monday and considers the offense needs some work, and so does every player in the roster. So it seems like we’re going to see plenty of familiar faces on Saturday.

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