Todd Bowles was noncommittal Thursday when asked by reporters about a return date for Tom Brady, who has been away from the team since August 11 to tend to what has been described as "personal things."

When Bowles revealed that Brady would be stepping away, he said the quarterback would be back after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' second preseason game at the Tennessee Titans Saturday night.

However, a clear return date was never mentioned and Thursday Bowles said that he wasn't sure when Brady would actually return, despite Brady's absence being pre-planned weeks ago, prior to training camp.

"We'll see," Bowles said. "We'll talk about it next week. Not concerned about it right now. We're trying to practice against Tennessee and play a game. I said 'sometime after Tennessee.' There's no definitive date for me. But we'll check on it, we'll keep in touch and we'll find out."