‘Did nothing for the fans’: Columnist says Tom Brady ‘no longer cares’ about Patriots
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Tom Brady’s return to Foxborough last weekend was supposed to be a celebration. Instead, it has left plenty of people in Boston questioning his relationship with the city where he won six Super Bowls.
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Boston Globe columnist Ben Volin is the latest to rip the former Patriots quarterback. In a new column, Volin argued that it “has become painfully obvious that Tom Brady no longer cares about Boston, New England, or Patriots fans.”
Brady’s Return to New England
Brady was back in Foxborough over the weekend for Rob Gronkowski’s induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Saturday. The next day, he called his first Patriots game for Fox, a 45-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Brady had admitted that the return would be emotional, and he even poked fun at Drake Maye after the quarterback’s three-interception performance. But some in Boston felt that he went too easy on the Patriots during the broadcast.
Brady’s relationship with Patriots fans was already tested in February, when he said that he had “no dog in the fight” during the Patriots’ Super Bowl run.
‘Like a piece of furniture’
In his column, Volin pointed to Brady’s appearance at Gronkowski’s induction, where Brady was introduced to chants from the crowd but did little more than wave.
“He sat on stage for an hour like a piece of furniture, not participating,” Volin wrote. “Brady showed up for Gronkowski, but did nothing for the fans.”
Volin contrasted Brady with Gronkowski, who has remained active in charity work across New England through the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation. Brady, meanwhile, has “seemingly cut off all ties” with the area since leaving in 2020, Volin argued.
“When was the last time anyone said those things about Brady?” Volin wrote.
Volin also took aim at Brady’s broadcast and his business ventures, including his minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. He concluded that Brady may feel that his six Super Bowl titles are all he owes New England.
“Brady sure acts like it,” Volin wrote.
Needless to say, not everyone in New England is ready to give Brady a pass.
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