Tom Brady: Wes Welker’s Concussion Was ‘A Tough Thing To See’ (Video)

It’s never easy for Tom Brady to see one of his former New England Patriots teammates go down with an injury.

That was the case Saturday night, when former Patriots receiver Wes Welker, now with the Denver Broncos, suffered his third concussion in less than a calendar year on a hit from Houston Texans safety D.J. Swearinger.

Brady discussed the hit during his Monday appearance on WEEI’s “Dennis and Callahan” morning show. The quarterback said that while he teaches his receivers to avoid such risky hits, “there are some that are just unavoidable.”

“It’s a tough thing to see when you see guys get injured,” Brady said. “Certainly head injuries, which have been a big topic of conversation the last few years. The NFL and the players association are trying to do the best they can to eliminate those types of injuries, but they’re going to come up, because it’s a contact sport.

“It’s tough to see that happen. A guy like Wes, who’s one of my best friends, he’s as tough as they come. You hate to see him go through those things, to see it happen for the third time in a little less than a year, it’s a tough thing. It’s a tough thing for any player to deal with.”

Keeping in line with the discussion of head injuries, Brady also talked about how he routinely goes through brain exercises with his body coach, Alex Guerrero, to ensure his mind remains sharp into his career’s twilight years and beyond.

“I got started a few years ago and noticed a huge difference,” Brady said. “It’s another tool kind of in the tool bag to use. If you’re going to play for a long time, you’ve got to figure out all these different types of things in order to strengthen your body, strengthen your mind and be proactive about it. Because you just can’t wait to get hurt. … I don’t want to be 50, 60 years old and not be able to walk or not be able to think. I think there’s effort that goes into that, and you pay the price in advance so that you can exceed all expectations.”

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