Patriots quarterback and defending NFL MVP Tom Brady has injured his left leg early on against the Kansas CIty Chiefs.
He has left the game and gone into the locker room for X-rays. Matt Cassell has replaced Brady.
Brady threw a deep pass to Randy Moss (Moss caught it, fell down, and fumbled the ball) when a Chiefs defender rolled over Brady's lower left leg. Brady went down as he knee bent back and ankle twisted. He stayed on the ground grasping his left leg.
The focus on Tom Brady has suddenly moved from his foot to his knee.
New England's star quarterback, who missed the pre-season while nursing foot troubles, limped off the field in the second quarter of the Patriot's home opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon.
He was hit in the leg by safety Bernard Pollard after completing a pass to Randy Moss, which the receiver wound up fumbling away.