Tom Brady Injury: Patriots Star Suffers Shoulder Injury

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots have made a habit out of claiming that Tom Brady has some kind of shoulder injury throughout the years, only for him to be perfectly fine come Sunday.

However, this time, it appears Brady actually sustained a shoulder injury.

According to Tom E. Curran of CSNNE.com, Brady went for X-rays on Wednesday after dinging his left shoulder in Saturday's game against the Miami Dolphins and missed Wednesday's practice. The Patriots were reportedly checking for a separated shoulder.

Fortunately for Patriots fans, Brady was later told he was "all set" for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills. It shouldn't be too much of a problem going forward, but it is worth monitoring.

The Patriots could ill-afford to lose Brady at this point with the postseason around the corner. He's had another fantastic season, passing for nearly 4,900 yards and 36 touchdowns to 11 interceptions while leading the Patriots to a 12-3 record in the AFC.

He has the Patriots in good position to make it to the Super Bowl yet again. Of course, such teams as the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers will have something to say about that, using hard-nosed defenses to make life difficult for Brady and Co.

The Patriots are averaging 30.9 points per game this season, third-best in the NFL, and they haven't scored less than 27 points in a game since Week 9 against the New York Giants.