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For years, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady appeared on the team’s injury report with a shoulder injury that most believe wasn’t actually an injury.

Now, he really has a shoulder injury.

Brady missed practiced Wednesday, apparently instead undergoing X-rays on the left, non-throwing shoulder. Per our buddy Tom Curran of CSNNE.com, the team checked Brady for a possible separation of the shoulder.

Brady was later told that he is “all set.”

Which apparently means that he’ll be back at practice (eventually), and that he’ll play on Sunday against the Bills.

Technically, the Pats haven’t attributed Brady’s absence to the shoulder injury. The official report will be released later today.

Brady is 103 yards short of 5,000 for the season, 187 yards behind Dan Marino’s former single-season record, and 190 behind Drew Brees’ current single-season record.