Well, he’s being given the chance to explain whether he agrees with Trump’s policies.

No I think he was clueless as to any controversy that might have arisen. Aside from being very good at reading defenses, I don’t think he’s particularly all that smart. To be fair, I don’t think most athletes are all that smart which is why I don’t turn to them for political insight.

I live in Haverhill, and there were many, many more Trump signs than Clinton signs around here. There were plenty of vocal Trump supporters, even if they were ultimately outnumbered at the polls, and casual racism is still bandied about without reservation in the more blue collar areas. My plumber, after installing my…

You’re full of shit. There are racists in Boston, just like everywhere. But, I haven’t ever seen two white guys standing on top of a mailbox shouting “white power” into a bi-racial crowd while nobody blinked in Boston. I saw it first hand in Savannah, Georgia. And if it weren’t for my white wife, this black man…

Because now’s he’s stuck between “how do I make the questions go away” and “what can I say that doesn’t make me look bad” and “what can I say that won’t cause further questions on its own” and “what can I say that doesn’t make my friend Donald look bad”... there aren’t a lot of options.

While statistics show that Boston is indeed very blue, I’m inclined to believe you. My wife has a good chunk of family in Boston, and every single one of them were pro-Trump. Their main reasoning was the wall. I find that part funny as Massachusetts is over 2000 miles away from Mexico. I doubt that wall would make a…

It was made AFTER Trump announced his candidacy for president in a speech that was highly controversial. Trump, whatever you thought of his candidacy, was a candidate and an immediately controversial one.

Just wrote this in a separate comment, but: I say this as a massive lifelong Patriots fan and also a bleeding heart libtard: I genuinely think Tommy is too dumb (and sheltered) to pay attention to politics. When he had the MAGA hat in his locker nobody really believed Trump had a chance and I think it was just a…

Every Trump supporter I know lives in Mass. An unfortunately large portion of my fiances family think he’s just the best.

I think you need to get a clue. For instance, your town voted 4.5:1 in favor of Clinton. Massachusetts is goddamn liberal, even if there are some idiots in Central Mass, but most of those are tiny towns (<1k votes)

Pats fan? Asking for, science.

Ooh, now explain the sycophantic letter that Belichick sent that enthusiastically endorsed Trump (and was written so poorly we all thought Trump wrote it). Can’t wait to hear this excuse, so excited!

I couldn’t give a shit about the hat he keeps in his locker. I do give a shit about somebody being asked a question he knows is coming that deals with a topic gravely affecting thousands of people who live far less glamorous lives than he, and his response is that he hasn’t been paying attention and that he’s just a…

“There isn’t a single NFL fan among you who hasn’t had to put up with some kind of inexcusably embarrassing shit from your own players/coach/GM/owner”

TB12 doesn’t have the luxury of standing on the sidelines anymore. That’s what happens when you hitch your cart to a political horse. And he should continue to be questioned about it until he owns up to it. He should be held to account when he feigns ignorance. Don’t let him off the hook.

PREACH! Last MLB team to integrate: Boston Red Sox.

yep. this exactly.

I’ve spent the last 15 years living in the Boston area. Before that I grew up in central Connecticut. Massachusetts is *shockingly* more racist than other New England states (except maybe New Hampshire). I have a number of rich white male friends here that are just like Tom Brady in the way they talk and act and…

.00000000126 seconds of thought to it.

You’re not making me feel any better.