FOXBOROUGH -- Tom Brady met with the media on Wednesday morning, as is his weekly custom during the season. He was in the locker room following practice, also not uncommon.

But for the first time since the season began, Brady did not practice, sitting out Wednesday’s workout with what the team listed as a right shoulder injury. He attempted a career-high 65 passes in Sunday night’s 41-34 loss to the 49ers, so it’s likely that Brady was the beneficiary of a “maintenance day,” to borrow a hockey term.