but he's not healthy, doesn't trust his leg.
he can get reps in practice until he works his way back. better than running him out there on a gimp leg, he looks awful in the pocket, his mobility is crap, asking for trouble.
He doesn't have a gimp leg, he's not stepping into his throws because he's still gun shy about the knee injury. Brady went through the same thing after Pollard barreled into his leg and tore his knee up. If he was even remotely gimped or injured, I'd say sit him, but he's not. Doctors cleared him. His knee is healthy. What he has is rust and a mental hump he needs to get over.
If his issue is trusting himself and getting over the fear of a defender hitting him low, he's not going to get over that in practice, where he is wearing a red jersey and never gets touched. He needs game action.