New England Patriots: Finding the flaws in the latest ESPN report
By Brian Hines
Tom Brady Attitude Change
Obviously, Tom Brady has the respect of his teammates. He is arguably the greatest quarterback of all-time and has five Super Bowl titles.
The ESPN report claims that Brady’s attitude has changed in the locker room after his latest Super Bowl victory.
"“A year later, after another Super Bowl win — the Brady-led, historic comeback from 28-3 to defeat the Atlanta Falcons — Brady’s stature in the organization had grown to the point that he was considered management. New players often address him as “sir.” “"
Patriots’ media members, Jeff Howe and NESN’s Doug Kyed, have had interesting counterpoints to this argument.
Howe completely shut the report down, stating he “never heard any players refer to Brady as “sir” and how that would “[fly] in the face of everything I’ve ever learned about [Brady].”
Kyed offers a different viewpoint, explaining how “every Patriots player I’ve spoken to goes out of their way to talk about how normal and humble Brady is upon introduction.”