Tom Brady reverses course after backlash and now wants Patriots to win Super Bowl | Tom Brady
As the New England Patriots prepare for Sunday’s Super Bowl, Tom Brady has decided he’s rooting for his old team after all.
Brady, who won six Super Bowls with the Patriots, faced heavy criticism this week after saying he would not have a “dog in the fight…may the best team win” when New England faces the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday.
On Friday, Brady reversed course. “You know I have your back [Robert Kraft]” he wrote on Instagram, referring to the Patriots owner. “Get that seventh ring so we can match.”
Brady won his seventh Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after leaving the Patriots.
While Brady may have been trying to maintain neutrality in his new role as broadcaster and co-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, he received backlash from large swaths of the New England fan base following his initial comments. His former Patriots teammates were also unhappy. Vince Wilfork called Brady’s previous comments “bullshit,” Rob Gronkowski questioned his motives, while Asante Samuel claimed Brady was jealous of new Patriots quarterback Drake Maye.
