Patrick Chung's broken arm suffered in the Super Bowl will need surgery that's scheduled for Thursday but the Patriots safety also faces a long recovery this offseason because of a subsequent shoulder surgery, according to Jeff Howe of The Athletic.

Patrick Chung is scheduled for surgery tomorrow on his broken forearm, per source. Then in about three weeks, he’ll have shoulder surgery to clean up an issue he played through for most of the season. Due to the shoulder recovery, he’ll likely miss all of OTAs and return in camp.

— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) February 6, 2019

Chung's right forearm was fractured on a tackle early in the third quarter when it got caught between the Rams' Todd Gurley and teammate Jonathan Jones (see tweet below).

Patrick Chung put in an air cast after his arm gets caught up in this tackle #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/ovQRewVeee

— 🇨🇦Rock Bottom🏀 (@DFSBBallGuy) February 4, 2019

Chung had been playing with a shoulder harness due to the previous injury. His forearm was immediately put in an air cast on the field and he walked off with trainers, turning down the use of a cart to be taken to the locker room for X-rays. He returned to the sideline with his right arm in a sling and celebrated with his teammates at the end of the game, raising the Lombardi Trophy in his left hand.

The veteran safety has played nine seasons over two different stints with the Patriots. He turns 32 in August and is signed through 2020 after signing a two-year, $11.5 million contract extension in May 2018.   

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Stephon Gilmore was sensational for the Patriots in 2018.

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The 28-year-old cornerback's performance on the field spoke for itself throughout the Pats' championship campaign, but a look at the numbers provides some context for just how dominant he was.

According to Pro Football Focus, Gilmore only allowed 44 percent of the balls thrown his way to be caught by opposing receivers. That's the lowest percentage of any cornerback in the league with 400 or more coverage snaps.

Stephon Gilmore allowed just 44.0% of his targets to be caught in 2018. That ranked first among all corners with over 400 snaps in coverage. #LockDown pic.twitter.com/fUWnlLyZsj

— PFF NE Patriots (@PFF_Patriots) May 25, 2019

That amazing stat likely factored into Gilmore earning an "elite" grade from PFF back in February.

Gilmore's outstanding season ended on a perfect note with a game-sealing interception in Super Bowl LIII vs. the Rams. It'll be tough to top that, but he'll look to at least duplicate his success as New England's star DB again in 2019.

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While his teammates were at OTAs this week at Gillette Stadium, Tom Brady, who skipped them for the second year in a row, had a few Patriots around his place for private workouts.

On social media, Brady posted pictures of himself working out with teammate Julian Edelman and more significantly, Patriots first-round pick, wide receiver N'Keal Harry of Arizona State.

It’s a family affair. pic.twitter.com/klcWi6Wdcf

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 25, 2019

Harry, who told reporters Thursday at OTAs that he had yet to speak to Brady personally and had only communicated with him through social media. That's obviously changed the past few days. Harry, who also tweeted a picture of himself catching Brady tosses, had said this week he was excited to "learn from the best." 

🤫 pic.twitter.com/ftVChKUA7h

— Keal (@NkealHarry15) May 25, 2019

Offseason workouts in Foxboro continue Wednesday and Thursday and mandatory minicamp is June 4-6. July training camp dates have yet to be announced. 

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