He obliterated defenses and racked up fantasy points in bunches, as he appeared to work out his anger over the whole Deflategate situation.
Now that he has actually been punished, many expect him to have an even bigger chip on his shoulder. If his first game back is an indicator of things to come, that’s probably true. Brady threw for 403 yards and 3 touchdowns, not to mention rushing for 14 yards, in his return against the Cleveland Browns Sunday.
Stats like those, and the promise of similar ones to follow, have a clear impact on those who own Brady in fantasy leagues, as they get back one of the best players in the game.
“I feel like having Tom Brady back is going to bring a big turnaround to my season,” Josh Piper, a fantasy football rookie, said. “I feel like my fantasy points are going to come up a lot now that he’s back.”
Brady’s return also effects those who must now face teams with Brady on them. “It terrifies me,” Clayton Steen, a two-year fantasy football player, said of facing a team with Brady on it. “He’s the type of player that, even though he misses four games, he can pick up the slack for those games he missed with his point