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Tom Brady was added to the Patriots active roster on Saturday as expected in advance of making his Week 5 debut against the Browns in Cleveland on Sunday.

A spot on the Patriots' 53-man roster became available on Friday after quarterback Jacoby Brissett was placed on injured reserve. According to the Boston Globe, Brissett underwent surgery to repair a thumb that he injured during New England's Week 3 win over the Texans.

Brissett played a huge part in the Patriots' success while Brady was suspended. During Brady's four weeks out, Brissett started in two games and played roughly one half in a third game after New England lost Jimmy Garoppolo to a shoulder injury in Week 2.

During Brissett's time on the field, he completed 34 of 55 passes for 400 yards. The 2016 third-round pick also rushed the ball 16 times for 83 yards, a total that includes an impressive 27-yard touchdown run against the Texans.


After Brissett injured his thumb in Week 3, it looked like the Patriots might have to sign someone off the street to start in Week 4. However, that didn't happen because Brissett decided that he could play through the thumb injury.

According to ESPN.com, Brissett told the team that he could serve as Brady's backup this week if Garoppolo wasn't ready to play. The fact that the Patriots put Brissett on IR likely means that Garoppolo will be ready to go on Sunday after being made inactive in Week 4.

Brissett isn't the only banged up player on the Patriots roster. LeGarrette Blount (hip), Julian Edelman (foot), Rob Gronkowski (hamstring) and Garoppolo (shoulder) have all been listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Cleveland.