Tom Brady Set To Lead Player-Only Workouts for New England Patriots

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is back in the Boston area, and is set to lead player-only workouts according to ESPN Boston. 

Brady has had quite the controversial offseason as he's spent time with his wife Gisele Bundchen and has been seen at Disneyland and at the Rio Carnival in Brazil.

The media may have been portraying Brady as just having a complete non-football offseason, but in fact Brady has been aggressively working out in California.

Many critics tend to believe that Brady isn't taking football as seriously as he used to. Brady hasn't spent too much time in the Boston area during the offseason ever since his first son was born and when he married Gisele. 

In fact, during Brady's early years, he spent the majority of the offseason in the Boston area working out. But, as of late, Brady has been spending less and less time working out and preparing for the upcoming seasons, as he's been enjoying his time off with his family in California or spending time on exotic vacations. 

Most of us can all agree that Brady has developed quite the chemistry with wide receivers Wes Welker and Deion Branch, but the younger guys like Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Brandon Tate and Taylor Price definitely need some time practicing with Brady, so it's essential Brady makes the most of these upcoming workouts.

While Brady has been spending time with his family, many Patriots have been holding their own player-only workouts—but now with Brady in town, he's the clear-cut leader.

Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo has been the vocal leader of this offseason for New England, as he's been leading the workouts in Brady's absence.

It's definitely good to see Brady back in town, as it's critical for him to spend time with his teammates during this unfortunate offseason due to the NFL lockout.

There have been no updates on the lockout, but the Patriots are going to make the best of these player-only workouts—especially now that the league's MVP is leading them.

This article was first seen at PatriotsPlus.net. Be sure to follow Tony Santorsa on Twitter @ TonySantorsa.