Tom Brady spoke highly of Jimmy Garoppolo, who will start for the New England Patriots for the first four weeks of the season.

"He works his tail off to prepare and I know he has the respect of everybody. That's what you try to do, you try to come out here and prepare, earn the respect of your teammates and your coaches, and you've got to put the work in," said Brady, who is suspended for his role in Deflategate. "You've got to show that you're willing to show up every day and do whatever it takes to get the job done."

Garoppolo will start against the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills.

"It's been fun to see his development," Brady said. "We got off to a good start the other night and hopefully we keep it going. We have three days of practice coming up against the Bears that will be good preparation for our team. We've got to use them really well and hopefully we can come out of Thursday night, after these practices and the game, a stronger team than we are now."

Garoppolo completed 11 of 18 passes for 168 yards in New England's preseason win over the New Orleans Saints.