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Tom Brady can't rejoin his teammates for three more games, but Fake Tom Brady has been everywhere in the Patriots quarterback's absence. Last week, #FakeBrady was in Arizona, ahead of the team's Week 1 game against the Cardinals, and this week he's at Gillette Stadium as the Pats prepare to face the Dolphins.

Yes, #FakeBrady has a nightmarishly large gourd, but there is a happy ending of sorts: Prior to Sunday's kickoff, #FakeBrady revealed his true identity:

More photographic evidence:

Of course, we half-expected to learn that beneath the Brady mask was a Welker mask, all worn by Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman who, according to Welker, has a "Single White Female situation" with Brady.

In related Boston-area professional athletes-for-Brady news: Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was spotted on the sidelines Sunday sporting a No. 12 jersey.