ill start?Jimmy Garoppolo?at quarterback but plan to also have Brady play, a source told ESPNs Mike Reiss.Garoppolo started the first two preseason games for the Pa

Tom Brady will play in the New England Patriots preseason game Friday night against the Carolina Panthers, according to a report by CSNNE.com.Brady is making the trip to Carolina with the team, according to ESPN and multiple reports. The Patriots will start?Jimmy Garoppolo?at quarterback but plan to also have Brady play, a source told ESPNs Mike Reiss.Garoppolo started the first two preseason games for the Pats, playing the entire first half against the Saints on Aug. 11 and through the first series of the third quarter against the Bears on Aug. 18.In all, he has played 84 snaps, and rookie Jacoby Brissett has played 54.Brady has yet to play in the preseason. Since he became the starter in the 2001 season, there has been just one preseason in which he hasnt played a game, in 2008.Brady will serve a four-game suspension to begin the regular season as the team turns to Garoppolo as its starter. This will mark the first season since 2001 that a quarterback other than Brady starts the regular-season opener for the Patriots.Earlier this week, Brady talked about why live game action in the preseason is so crucial for his development.Youre getting hit, so just the space awareness, guys around you, and ball security and things like that, he said. For the last 30 practices quarterbacks arent touched. [In a game] just standing there in the pocket, holding the ball knowing that theyre coming to get the ball and knock it out of your hands, hitting the ground, those types of things and so forth are important.You just have to feel things out and the game is really the only place to get it because its regular speed. You dont know whats coming.Asked if he truly needed game reps, Brady said, I dont think any of them hurt, so I think just do the best you can do. Were preparing a lot of guys to get ready to play. I fit into that, but so do a lot of other guys. Im just taking the advice of Coach [Bill Belichick], and whatever he wants to do, Im going to do everything I can to be ready to go when I am called upon. Thats what my responsibility is so thats what Im preparing to do.Brady also touched on another reason he wants to play; at 39 years old, hes closer to the end of his career than the start.Im getting so many opportunities left in my life, so Id like to take advantage of any opportunity, any and all of them if possible, he said. When you see your teammates out there in their uniforms and ready to go, you want to be out there with them.ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss contributed to this report. Custom Minnesota Twins Jerseys . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. Paul Molitor Jersey . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. http://www.twinssale.com/twins-kirby-puckett-jersey/ . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. Minnesota Twins Jerseys . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Max Kepler Jersey . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. SEATTLE -- Baltimore selected the contract of left-handed reliever Ariel Miranda from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned right-handed pitcher Tyler Wilson to Norfolk.To clear room on the 40-man roster, the Orioles moved left-handed pitcher Brian Duensing to the 60-day disabled list.Miranda was to provide a needed arm after short starts from Wilson and Chris Tillman. Wilson allowed eight runs and nine hits Saturday, failing to get an out in the fourth inning.Miranda did not allow a run iin his last 19 innings in three starts for Norfolk.dddddddddddd.The Orioles may not fill Wilsons spot in the starting rotation until after the All-Star break. With an off-day Thursday, the rotation can remain on normal rest until the break.Duensing was placed on the disabled list on June 20 with left elbow inflammation and is eligible to return Aug. 19. ' ' '