Test results yielded bad news for New England Patriots fans on Monday.  All-Pro quarterback Tom Brady has a torn ACL ligament in his knee and will miss the rest of the 2008-09 NFL football season according to head coach Bill Belichick.

A statement issued before coach Bill Belichick’s news conference said Brady will have surgery, ending his 128-game starting streak, the third longest for a quarterback.

Brady left Sunday’s game against Kansas City after he was hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard. Brady was not available for comment, but reports circulated around the league that he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament.

“We feel badly for Tom about the injury,” Belichick said while not confirming the exact injury. “You hate to see anyone go down. No one has worked harder or done more for this team than Tom has.”

Former USC backup quarterback Matt Cassel will take over as the starting QB for the Pats. Rumor has it that Belichick is bringing several quarterbacks in for tryouts as well.

Brady will likely be recooperating and recovering in the arms of supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

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