Patriots: Tom Brady sends sarcastic statement to dad after Pats exit take

The New England Patriots will be involved in one of the most anticipated NFL regular season games in recent memory this weekend, as Tom Brady will return to Gillette Stadium for the first time since his unceremonious departure.

While the Patriots will need to play a flawless brand of football to pull off the upset, all eyes will be on Brady and Bill Belichick regardless of their level of perfection.

Has the former QB-head coach duo spoken since they went their separate ways? Or is there still some bubbling resentment stemming from how Brady’s tenure with the franchise ended? There’s no way to know.

One thing is for certain, however, and that is that TB12 is going to have some fun leading up to Sunday night.

Remember last week when Tom Brady Sr. sounded off and confirmed that Belichick wanted Brady gone? Well, Brady decided to throw cold water on the situation by sending a sarcastic statement to his 77-year-old father.

Tom Brady sent a sarcastic statement to his father after he went scorched earth on Brady’s Patriots departure.

"“I’ve actually prepared a statement that I wanted to say, and it’s really all that I have to say on the subject,” Brady said Monday on his “Let’s Go!” podcast with Jim Gray. “Comments made by Thomas Edward Brady, a 77-year-old insurance company CEO, who should know better at this point in his life, doesn’t necessarily reflect the views or positions held by his son, Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr.”“So furthermore, should Tom Sr. continue to speak out on behalf of his son without the express written consent, Junior reserves the right to eventually put him in a home against his will. That’s all I have to say.”"

Credit to Brady for making light of the situation, even if we’ll never truly know if his dad was speaking for him. While Patriots fans are clamoring to know the true story behind Brady’s abrupt exit, that isn’t going to happen until he’s long into retirement.

There’s just no reason for Brady to say anything inflammatory right now. Not only would taking shots at Belichick be a poor optic, but it would serve as a huge distraction to his current goal: winning back-to-back titles with Tampa Bay.

The seven-time champ has nothing to gain by spilling the beans now. He might empty the tank after his playing career, perhaps in some drama-filled documentary. While his return to Foxborough will mean everything, the evidence proves he has no interest reflecting on his time with the Patriots. At least not yet.

Is Brady annoyed with his father for throwing gasoline on an unlit fire? If he was, it didn’t last very long, because the Patriots legend followed up on his sarcastic statement by thanking his dad for being his “biggest supporter.”

"“I have the greatest dad in the world,” Brady added. “He’s the most loving, caring, honest man in the world and without him there’s no way I’d be in the position that I’m in. He’s there to support me win or lose. He’s been on the field coming off year in, year out. And my biggest supporter.”"

Brady and his dad are incredibly close, so it was only a matter of time before the former got all sentimental on the pod.

Having said that, we’d love to see how Brady Sr. is received on the big board at Gillette Stadium (if he attends) after he blamed his son’s exile on Belichick, who’s still universally revered around these parts.

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