Tom Brady has urged Robert Kraft to go and win his seventh Super Bowl as Patriots owner this weekend – just days after claiming he wouldn’t be rooting for his old team.
A host of New England legends aimed fierce criticism at Brady after he remarkably said he ‘doesn’t have a dog in the fight’ at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, where Mike Vrabel’s team will collide with the Seattle Seahawks.
‘You have different chapters and moments that you go through where you’re affiliated with a certain team at Michigan and then I was with the Patriots for 20 years, I was with Tampa for three amazing years. I’ve been in broadcasting, now I’m an owner of the Raiders,’ he explained.
‘Those memories that I have are forever ingrained in me. Now in a different phase in my life I root for people and people I really care about.’
Given he won six of his record seven Super Bowls with the team, and cemented his legacy as the greatest quarterback of all time in the process, Brady’s shock admission didn’t go down well with many of his ex-teammates and Patriots fans alike.
Yet just a few days later, the 48-year-old has backtracked on his ‘dog in the fight’ remark by throwing his support behind billionaire owner Kraft, 84, on Instagram.
Tom Brady has backtracked on his claim that he isn’t supporting the Patriots in the Super Bowl
The New England icon urged owner Robert Kraft to go and win his seventh ring this weekend
After attending a pre-Super Bowl event with his old employer, Brady shared a photo of them together on his story and wrote: ‘You know I got your back RKK – Get that 7th ring so we can match’.
He also tagged the Patriots in the post to all but confirm he has had second thoughts about sitting on the fence this Sunday.
Brady won six Super Bowls during his iconic 20-year run as the Patriots quarterback, forming the centerpiece of the dynasty built by Bill Belichick.
His final Lombardi Trophy in New England came in 2019 before he was allowed to leave and won another with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Now the Patriots, led by quarterback Drake Maye, are back in the NFL’s biggest game and will take on the Seahawks in Santa Clara on Sunday.
His claim to not be supporting his former team led to anger among Patriots greats, including Asante Samuel, who won two Super Bowls in New England.
Samuel wrote on X: ‘Tom Brady you have 23 hours to respond or it’s up. I’m going ape s*** about who you are. Tom Brady new name “Flaw A** Brady”.
‘Brady you can’t be the only one winning Super Bowls. Let me find out you hating on Drake Maye and Vrabel. “I don’t have a dog in this fight”.
Brady angered several Patriots legends after saying he ‘doesn’t have a dog in the fight’ Sunday – despite his legendary 20-year stint with the team
Asante Samuel, a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Patriots, was left ‘highly disappointed’
Rob Gronkowski hinted Brady may be jealous they are back in the Super Bowl without him
Drake Maye is aiming to become the first Patriots quarterback since Brady to win a ring
‘Tom Brady I am highly I mean highly disappointed in you not rooting for your ex teammate, Mike Vrabel who is about to do something special. I’m going to fye your a** up one of these mornings.’
Patriots legend Vince Wilfork also called out Brady, saying: ‘If you’re a Patriot for life, you know what it is. Don’t give me that political bullc***.’
Rob Gronkowski, who formed a deadly partnership with Brady in both New England and Tampa, told Kay Adams: ‘Did he say that he’s not rooting for the Patriots?
‘Why? I don’t know. I’m not Tom. I haven’t talked to him yet since the Patriots have been to the Super Bowl.
‘Because he probably wants to be the quarterback. He’s that competitive. He wants to be the guy in the Super Bowl right now.’
