Licht: Brady progressing 'very well' following knee surgery

Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Thursday that quarterback Tom Brady is progressing nicely after undergoing a minor cleanup of his left knee.

"I talked to him last week," Licht said, according to Jenna Laine of ESPN. "I know things are going well. I don't want to put an exact timeline on it right now because I don't want to set expectations one way or the other, but I know that things are going very well."

Brady reportedly played through knee discomfort for most of his first season in Tampa Bay, though he didn't miss a game or a practice en route to his seventh career Super Bowl title.

The 43-year-old had been planning to undergo the minor procedure for months, Laine reports. It remains unclear if Brady will be ready to participate in offseason workouts, should they take place.

Brady inked an extension with the Buccaneers earlier in March after signing a two-year, $50-million contract as a free agent last year.

The extension is reportedly a four-year pact that voids to one year. It locked Brady through 2022 and saves the Bucs $19 million against the cap, allowing the team to retain the majority of its championship core this offseason.