Tom Brady once again sending mixed messages on social media
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is interacting normally with his teammates — almost too normally, considering the circumstances.
Love it or hate it, Tom Brady isn’t about to stop doing what he wants just because the whole world is watching him.
He’s spent 20 years of his life now being the center of attention and constant public scrutiny, after all. Just because he’s in uncharted territory all of a sudden as the NFL’s premier free agent-to-be doesn’t mean that he’s going to stop acting normally.
That’s the problem, actually: Brady is acting normal. Too normal, even.
After one of his teammates from last season, then-rookie defensive end Chase Winovich, posted a heartfelt plea for Brady to stay in New England on Instagram, Brady actually responded to it. The problem, of course, was that he didn’t actually respond to what Winovich was saying, asking, and implying.
He just gave his fellow Michigan alum a simple “Love you bro.”
That’s not what the fans want, Brady! Everyone wants context, meaning, understanding.
If Brady had written something back like “I’ll miss you” or “Love you always, no matter what,” maybe then we’d have a clearer picture of his intentions. We’d know he’s getting ready to move on.
Conversely, if he’d written something a bit more promising like “Don’t worry” or “Brothers 4 Life” or whatever, maybe we’d at least have the comfort of believing that he’s coming back in 2020 … whether or not that actually ends up happening.
Something similar happened again on social media this week. N’Keal Harry, another rookie in 2019 who played alongside Brady on the Patriots, shared an image of himself on Instagram. This time neither the image nor the caption Harry shared had anything remotely to do with Brady even … and yet Brady responded all the same, saying something akin to “It’s going to be a big year for you.”
What does that mean, Tom?
Does that mean that it’s going to be a big year for Harry because you’re coming back and you’re going to be the one helping him have a big year? Or does it mean he’s going to have a big year and you’ll be proud of him from afar?
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It’s Brady’s cryptic shadow tunnel tweet all over again. And once again, all of Patriots Nation is writhing in emotional agony trying to figure out what it all means … while Brady himself just keeps calmly, quietly, normally, but publicly going about his day-to-day business and life.
The end to this whole saga can’t come quick enough!