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Brady wants time off for child's birth

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Soon-to-be father and star quarterback Tom Brady knows he can't make all the calls.

He'd like a few days off to be at the birth of his first child -- "I hope so," he said Monday -- but the Patriots schedule and coach Bill Belichick might get in his way.

"Bill has a lot to say," Brady said, "so we'll deal with it when it happens."

New England plays the third of its four exhibition games -- the one in which Brady usually gets the most playing time - on Friday night at Carolina. The first regular season game is set for Sept. 9 at the New York Jets.

Brady refused to say Monday if his former girlfriend, actress Bridget Moynahan, is due to give birth to their child before the Jets game. But on Feb. 19, six months ago, her publicist, Christina Papadopoulos, said she "is over three months pregnant. Former boyfriend Tom Brady is the father."

He doesn't know when he'll get a telephone call telling him he's about to be, or already is, a father.

"I wish I did," he said with a smile. "That's God's decision. The good lord is making that call. So I think everybody's anxious. I'll put it that way."

Meanwhile, Brady is focusing on football -- at least while he's at work. Besides, other players on the team have wanted time off in past seasons for personal issues and received it.

"Certainly, a lot of people make sacrifices for their family," he said, "and I'm dealing with a certain situation, a very joyous, happy situation. And some people have dealt with death in the past and that's incredibly difficult.

"You realize when you come here you try to focus your attention and compartmentalize what you're doing so you can give this team what it needs because that's really what you sign up for when you come here," he added. "I'd hate to come in here and have my mind on 100 different things when that's not going to help this team at all. And then when I leave here I deal with that and my team takes ... a step backward."

In last Friday night's 27-24 loss to Tennessee, Brady played seven series before being replaced late in the first half. He completed 10 of 19 passes for 145 yards, a 28-yard touchdown pass to Wes Welker, and two interceptions.

In the exhibition opener, a 13-10 loss at Tampa Bay, he played two series and was 5-for-7 for 34 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.

Last season, Brady threw for 231 yards in the third game but sat out the entire fourth and final exhibition contest although he was healthy. So his chances of attending the birth should improve once Friday's game is over.

"You prepare hard for every game because every time you go out there if you're not prepared you're susceptible to getting hurt," he said. "You'd hate to go out there and not perform well because you really build confidence from the games."

If Brady does leave for a while, the Patriots have three quarterbacks to step in. Vinny Testaverde practiced for the first time this season on Monday after re-signing for one year on Friday. They also have Matt Cassel and rookie free agent Matt Gutierrez.

"In the meetings he's great," Brady said. "He brings a lot of experience and he's a great guy. He's fun to have around."

Testaverde, 43, said he didn't know if he would play Friday.

"I'm just trying to learn the new plays," he said. "I haven't talked to anybody about playing. Whatever it's going to be, it's going to be."

A bigger question: Will Brady play or get time off?

Personal situations "are all talked about and dealt with on an individual basis,"

Belichick said. "It doesn't matter who the player is. There are plenty that have come up through the course of the year. I'll deal with them like I do all of them."

So when his phone rings the next time, is Brady anticipating it will be the call telling him that fatherhood is imminent?

"Um," he said with a grin, reluctant to give a hint about the due date.

"It's stuff that's very private to me and it's my family," he said. "I'm sure it won't be hard to figure out when it happens."

Sweet stuff from Tom. :angel: :wub:

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    It’s a boy for Brady, Moynahan

    It’s a boy for New England Patriots QB Tom Brady and his ex-galpal Bridget Moynahan, who gave birth in a Santa Monica hospital today.

    “Mother and baby are doing well,” Moynahan’s publicist, Christina Papadopoulos told the Track.

    No details are available yet on the baby’s name or weight.

    The announcement came tonight after the Brady Baby Watch went to Defcon 1 because the New England Patriots’ QB/QT skipped practice to fly to the Left Coast for the birth of his child.

    Word from our locker room spies was that Brady told the team he was taking care of a “personal matter.” “He flew to California and she was having the baby today,” said our spy.

    We hear Brady also told the Pats that he would be back for Friday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. It is the third and most important of the team’s pre-season tilts.

    But since Brady would normally sit out the last game, (the Giants on Aug. 30), he could return to L.A. after the Carolina game for all kinds of serious baby bonding.

    Officially, the Patriots were mum on the QB’s whereabouts today. Team spokesman Stacey James said he wasn’t sure where No. 12 was or why he wasn’t at practice.

    Earlier this week, Brady told the media that he wanted to be present when his offspring makes his or her debut.

    “I hope so,” he said. “I’m sure when it happens it’s a matter of scheduling with what’s going on with the team.’

    Brady and Moynahan broke up last November and Moynahan announced she was pregnant in February.

    CONGRATULATIONS BRIDGET & TOM!!!!!!!!!! :wub: :hell yea!: :fun:

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    No details were available on the baby’s name or weight, Papadopoulos said, but sources told us Tom and Bridget are leaning towards “an Irish-sounding name” because they both have green genes.

    “The current frontrunner is William,” said our snitch. Well! The boss, Bill Belichick will like that!

    Brady was spotted inside St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica yesterday afternoon, carrying a huge bouquet of flowers to the new mommy.

    Later in the day, a reporter for Entertainment Tonight encountered the new dad in the hospital halls on his way to see Moynahan, who checked in under an assumed name.

    Tom wasn't happy, said our Left Coast snitch. He had security throw the guy out.

    Brady had told the team he was taking care of a personal matter and that he would rejoin the Pats for Friday night's game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. It is the third and most important of the team’s pre-season tilts. But since Brady would normally sit out the last game (the Giants on Aug. 30), he can return to L.A. after the Carolina game for all kinds of serious baby bonding.

    In fact, it appears as though Tom’s following some kind of Brady Bunch tradition here. Big sister Maureen had a baby out of wedlock and after a long on-again, off-again romance just married the father of her 6-year-old daughter last year. Sister Julie also is an unmarried mom.

    Word on the gossip wires is that Tom and Bridget have recently re-established communications after a long period of estrangement that followed her pregnancy announcement.

    For a while they were only infrequently texting each other or e- mailing, but now they talk quite often, said Someone Who Knows.

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    Jonathan Brady sounding like name of choice

    Word from our maternity-ward spies is that Tom Brady and his ex-galpal Bridget Moynahan have chosen a name for their baby boy -Jonathan Brady.

    Well! Won't Tommy's boss, Jonathan Kraft, be pleased!! (Insert suck-up jokes here . . . .)

    Anyway, we hear the couple hung the Jonathan moniker on their bouncing baby boy after the original contender - William - didn't fly. (Condolences to Bill Belichick.)

    Brady remained on the Left Coast yesterday bonding with his offspring, and spokespeople for both parents wouldn't release any additional details on the weight or height, or even confirm the name!

    'No new reports,' said Brady's spokesman, Gary Mantoosh.

    But according to In Touch maggie, the baby was 7 pounds, 14 ounces and 22 inches long. He arrived via C-section just minutes before daddy got to the delivery room.

    Insiders told In Touch that the baby was in a transverse lie, meaning he was laying sideways, giving Bridget the huge Brady bump she sported toward the end of her pregnancy. Attempts to turn him into a better position were unsuccessful.

    The Patriots had no birth details to divulge. However, we are told that the team does expect Tom to take the field against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte tonight. Then, word is, he will hop a plane back to the Left Coast for more baby bonding.

    Although if the QB changes his mind and decides to stay in Santa Monica instead of playing, he reportedly has a dispensation from the team.

    He has said he plans to play, said Someone Who Knows. But if he changes his mind, it's OK. It's complicated by the fact that his on one coast and the team's on the other.

    Of course, it is a preseason game - albeit the most important one. It's not like Tom would miss a game that counts.

    As for the little one, it's no secret that everyone wants to see the bay-bee. But we hear young Jonathan will remain a man of mystery for at least a week.

    According to our spies, there is a deal in play to sell the first baby pics of Tom and Bridget's pigskin prince to one of the glossy magazines - the going price, around $100G!

    'Someone will buy them,' said an insider who has knowledge of the deal. Probably a People magazine or OK. They will pay the price because they can get a cover out of it.

    Word is, there will be no interview with the proud parents to go along with the pics. Because, of course, it is a little awkward what with the breakup, the new galpal, Gisele Bundchen, and the whole unwed mommy thing.

    All of which leads us to wonder how a six-figure picture deal squares with Tomâs long-stated desire for 'privacy.'

    She can say it is a one-off and will quell the paparazzi stakeouts, said our snitch. But she could also release the picture for free and get the same results.

    Tiger Woods and his bride, Elin, posted pics of their little one, Sam, on his Web site for all the world to see. And let's face it, it's not like Tom and B. need the dough.

    And if you are having a hard time believing the Brady Baby pics are worth so much consider this: Washed-up Dharma & Greg actress Jenna Elfman sold her sonâs first photos to OK for a reported $65G just last week.

    ....I think this is just speculation but I like the name, but why is his name gonna be Jonathon Brady or whatever instead of "" Moynahan Brady??? :blink:

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    UPDATE...

    Sports broadcaster Dan Dierdorf announced in the Patriot's pre-game today that baby's name is John. However, keep in mind that Tom and Bridget's reps have so far refused to release additional information, and John may just be a spin-off of this morning's Herald column.

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    Bridget Moynahan 'Thankful' for Healthy Baby

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    Bridget Moynahan is "thankful" for her new son John Edward Thomas Moynahan, her rep tells PEOPLE.

    "She is thankful for a healthy baby and is excited about being a mother," Christina Papadopoulos says in a statement.

    The actress, 36, welcomed the baby boy on Aug. 22 in Los Angeles. She was "very pleased" that ex-boyfriend, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, 30, was able to skip practice and "be there for the birth and spend a few days with their new child."

    The couple split in December after a three-year relationship.

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