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Patriots will lose Paul Pierce as fan when Tom Brady retires

By Patrick Morgan

BOSTON, MA - MAY 27: Former Boston Celtics player Paul Pierce (R) stands with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft prior to Game Seven of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 27, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MAY 27: Former Boston Celtics player Paul Pierce (R) stands with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft prior to Game Seven of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 27, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce admitted he will switch his NFL allegiance from the New England Patriots to the Los Angeles Rams when Tom Brady retires.

Most observers of Super Bowl 53 probably belonged to one of three camps.

If you were a fan of the Patriots or a fan of Tom Brady, you rooted for New England.

If you were a fan of the Rams or a fan of pretty much any other NFL franchise besides the Patriots, you rooted for Los Angeles.

And if you were a fan of commercials and/or the halftime show but you also didn’t really care about football, then you probably didn’t root for anybody.

Paul Pierce, however, belonged to a unique camp all his own.

Despite being one of the most famous icons in Boston sports history after his prolific career with the Celtics, Pierce grew up in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. He also grew up a Rams fan – the team didn’t relocate to St. Louis until Pierce himself relocated to Kansas for college.

As such, he found himself a bit conflicted during Super Bowl 53, as he watched his childhood team (the Rams) take on the team that represents his adopted hometown (the Patriots). Even still, Pierce swore that he repped New England gear during the championship game – much to the chagrin of his L.A.-based friends and family, he claims.

“Everybody hated me wearing my Patriots stuff around here,” Pierce told Steve Bullpett of The Boston Herald. “It was an ugly game, but, shoot, (New England) got it done. They got it done.”

For what it’s worth though, Pierce also admitted that he won’t be a Patriots fan forever. According to “The Truth” himself, the day that Tom Brady finally decides to hang up his football cleats and call it a career is the same day that Pierce plans to hang up his New England fandom and return “home” to his beloved Rams.

“When Brady retires is when I retire and go to the Rams,” said Pierce. “When Brady goes, then I’m coming home.”

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It may not be what many in the Boston area want to hear, but at least Pierce is being honest with himself. More than that, it’s also pretty impressive that he’s maintained his Beantown loyalties as long as he has at this point, and across a different sport altogether… especially considering he hasn’t played a real game for the Celtics since 2013, and he’s been retired for two years now to boot.

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