Arians: Brady 'full speed' at Bucs minicamp

Tom Brady's recovery from offseason knee surgery appears to be going well, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback participated in Tuesday's mandatory minicamp practice.

"(Brady) went full speed," Bucs head coach Bruce Arians told reporters, including Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times.

"He looked fine, I had to pull him out of a couple (of drills) in the first period," he continued, according to Fox 13's Kevin O'Donnell. "I said 'you can have four (reps)' but he kept begging to go back in. Only thing I didn't want him in was the blitz period."

Brady underwent a minor left knee cleanup following his seventh Super Bowl title after reportedly playing through discomfort for most of the 2020 season, his first in Tampa Bay.

After initially being unsure if he would be able to participate in minicamp, the veteran was recently given the green light to practice.

"The doctors sent (Brady)" Arians said. "They both said he was good to go, and we'll still be careful of what we're doing with him. But trying to stop him from playing is pretty tough."

The head coach also provided other injury updates, saying tight end O.J. Howard is "really close" to returning from a torn Achilles, according to NFL Network's James Palmer. First-round rookie Joe Tryon, who underwent a knee scope earlier this year, also participated in practice.