FOXBORO -- Tom Brady was scheduled to meet with the assembled media today. But he did not.
When his turn came up -- after Rob Gronkowski, Devin McCourty, Matthew Slater and Bill Belichick had already spoken -- Patriots media relations chief Stacey James went to the front of the room and announced that Brady was meeting with team medical personnel and will not be able to conduct his press conference. Brady will show up on the team's injury report Wednesday, James noted.
Brady was last on the Patriots injury report before his team's Week 17 game against the Jets. He did not participate in Wednesday's practice that week -- he was listed with an Achilles and left shoulder injury -- and he was a limited participant on Thursday. He was removed from the injury report on Friday of that week.
Brady was originally scheduled to speak with reporters twice this week, Wednesday and Thursday. It's unclear if Wednesday's absence will impact the overall number of occasions he's made available this week.
UPDATE: Brady was listed with a right hand injury on the team's practice participation/injury report, and was said to be limited at practice:
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
New England Patriots
Limited participation
QB Tom Brady (right hand)
DL Alan Branch (knee)
RB Rex Burkhead (knee)
RB Mike Gillislee (knee)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Did not participate
FS Tashaun Gipson (foot)
OL Patrick Omameh (illness)
Limited participation
SS Barry Church (shoulder)
RB Leonard Fournette (ankle)
DT Malik Jackson (ankle)
Full participation
QB Blake Bortles (right wrist)
LB Paul Posluszny (abdomen)