The NFL announced today that New England Patriots quarteback Tom Brady has been nominated for the FedEx Air Player of the Week for his Week 2 performance against san Diego.

Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates his touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski in the fourth quarter against the San Diego Chargers on September 18, 2011 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.Brady was 31 of 40 for 423 yards, 2 TD’s and 0 INT’s in the 35-21 win over the Chargers at Gillette Stadium.

This is the second week in a row that Brady has been nominated, he won the award in Week 1 after throwing for 517 yards and 4 TD’s against Miami.

Other nominated for the FedEx Air award are Dallas QB Tony Romo and Detroit QB Matthew Stafford.

You can vote for Brady through Friday at noon.

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