New England Patriots: Finding the flaws in the latest ESPN report
By Brian Hines
ESPN released an article this week about the eroding heirarchy of the New England Patriots, but there are plenty of flaws in the piece.
Early Friday morning, ESPN released a lengthy article explaining a rift between the New England Patriots trio of Robert Kraft, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.
The article focused on how Belichick was ready to make the transition from Brady to Jimmy Garoppolo, so Brady went to Kraft and demanded that Garoppolo is traded.
An upset Belichick then dealt the promising, young quarterback and now has thoughts about walking away from the team this offseason. Belichick also was reported to be fed up with Brady and his personal fitness guru, Alex Guerrero.
But for every great ESPN piece about the Patriots, it comes with its fair share of false information. While some of the information within the article is correct, much has been shot down by sources or media members with a large connection to the team.
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The three main parties involved, Brady, Belichick and Kraft, released a triple-joint statement after the article was released on Friday stating they “stand united”.
"“For the past 18 years, the three of us have enjoyed a very good and productive working relationship,” the statement reads. “In recent days, there have been multiple media reports that have speculated theories that are unsubstantiated, highly exaggerated, or flat out inaccurate. The three of us share a common goal. We look forward to the enormous challenge of competing in the postseason and the opportunity to work together in the future, just as we have for the past 18 years. It is unfortunate that there is even a need for us to respond to these fallacies. As our actions have shown, we stand united.”"
The entire ESPN article can be found here.
But for now, here’s what we know was falsely reported in the article.