how old was tom brady when he tore his acl

Tom Brady was 31 years old when he tore his ACL in 2008.

What happened

• Brady suffered a torn ACL (and damage to his MCL) in his left knee in Week 1 of the 2008 NFL season with the New England Patriots.

• He was born on August 3, 1977, and the injury occurred in early September 2008, which puts his age at 31 at the time.

Extra injury context

• The 2008 ACL tear ended his season and snapped his long streak of consecutive starts at quarterback.

• In later years, he also dealt with an MCL tear in the same knee while playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which he played through during the 2020 season at age 43.

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