Here are some sweet photos of Tom Brady and his five-year-old son Benjamin Brady at yesterday’s victory parade in Boston. Apparently, it’s a thing: whenever the Patriots win, they ride around Boston on duck-boat buses. This was Benjamin’s first time on the duck-boat and he hammed it up for the cameras, even kissing his daddy’s Lombardi Trophy. According to the Boston media outlets, Benjamin got sleepy pretty quickly and he took a nap about 90 minutes into the parade.
I don’t have much else to say, I guess. Brady is now right up there with the greatest athletes of all time. Sports Illustrated had a nice write up about Brady’s career and how remarkable it is that he’s still on top. Meanwhile, Forbes had a funny piece on the taxes Brady will have to pay for some of the spoils of victory. Apparently he won a truck? But he’s giving the truck away. He’ll probably still have to pay taxes on it though.
Here’s my question: is Vivian Brady too little for the duck boat buses? She’s only 2 years old. And what about Jack Moynahan?
Gisele posted this photo on her IG too:
Photos courtesy of Instagram, Fame/Flynet.
But he has three kids. I feel bad for child #1 – doesn’t he count? Although it’s possible his mom kept him away.
Jack was at the Super Bowl. He’s school-aged and Bridget lives in NY Whatever their custody agreement is, it is probable that it was her time to have him and she wanted him in school.
As for Vivienne and the parade, it was cold and noisy and she’s a toddler. Makes sense she wasn’t visible. Some of the players were under-dressed from the weather and were borrowing coats from police officers.
One of the kids on the boat was shirtless at one point. Who’s kid was that? lol
Not sure. I didn’t see that. Couldn’t have been a Wilfork; Bianca is a force and she would have none of that.
He was there for game day I think.
I was looking and thinking how Jack Moynahan looks so much like Tom.
Agreed.
Yeah I’m pretty sure both boys were there for the Super Bowl. I have a feeling Jack not being at the parade was more to do with his Mom and less to do with Brady not wanting him to be there.
He does not have full custody of the first son. He might have been with his mother.
I don’t know why Jack wasn’t there but in between the super bowl and the parade there was a huge blizzard. In fact the parade had to be postponed a day.
I know Jack lives with his mom in NY but that may have had something to do with it. There’s limited runway space at the airport and all the freeways were still super backed up the day of the parade.
He is photographed a lot with his half siblings and Tom and Gisele at his activities in NY so I doubt he wasn’t invited. Also Bridget is a life long Pats fan since she’s from Mass so she’d probably want her son in the parade.
Im wondering why didnt he take Jack with him?
Maybe Jack had already missed a lot of school from having gone to the Superbowl on Sunday. I think all in all, Tom Brady is a genuinely a very good father who seems to love all of his children dearly. I am not a fan of his, and he has said some stupid things, but he does seem to be a family man.
Jack probably needed to go back home to school, not keep him stuck away in the middle of snow storms. Tom’s a good father, and most likely he would have wanted all his kids there
It seems like Tom and Bridget co-parent beautifully…more exes should take their example…
Also the parade was postponed because of the weather.Jack was at the Superbowl that’s what’s important.
Jack was at the super bowl. Bridget probably wanted him home for school on parade day – I doubt Tom or Gisele would have excluded him. Whatever the reason, though, it’s sad he didn’t get to share his dad’s moment.
+1. I think if Jack could have been there or wanted to be there, he would have been up there too. I’ve never much liked Bridget, but I do think him not being there is on her (whether its because of school or other things).
Jack lives on the west coast. We don’t know what the custodial arrangements are between Tom and Bridget. Maybe Bridget didn’t want him to be away from her for too long. Jack seems to be with Tom a lot. I wouldn’t get judgy over it.
As noted above, he was at the Superbowl and in all those post-game shots. He probably returned home to Mom from AZ.
Serious Benjamin was so cute hugging on to that trophy and I’m sure john was with his mom , Brady wouldnt exclude him on purpose. he spends a lot of time with John. Gronk and Edelman ( looking sexy as h3ll may I add 😉 ) “stole the show” for sure.
I suspect will probably get reports today of a drunken shirtless dance-off happening between Gronk and Edelman some place yesterday afternoon. They both were crazy yesterday.
Oh Im sure , did you hear about Edelman and the Sabrina girl ? Lmao. Some promoter tried to ban her from the clubs because of the photo. First world problems. 😂
Well, a club ban won’t hold up but he’s had problems before. Several years ago, one woman filed sexual assault charges against him, claiming he molested her in a club. That lasted as long as it took for the police to ask the club owner for the security camera tapes, which showed nothing happened.
Oh of course not it’s ridiculous. The whole thing was so stupid I couldn’t help but laugh. It’s even funnier that the bigger gossip sites (like tmz) are taking about it now. Oh social media lol
Oh the “I just f*cked Edelmen. No Lie” selfie?
Ugh.
I am willing to pay GOOD money for a lap dance from El Gronk and “Sex on a Stick” Edelman!
@Green Eyes, you may want to borrow the ball gag for Gronk. Not much of a brain there.
@kitten yeah , I mean who does that?! Lmao.
@lilac hahaha!!!! Too funny. He’s really nice in person but you are spot on.
@tiftgodess, yes, I’ve met him. Nice, friendly, hyper, and dumb. Like a large, happy dog.
I came here to say the same thing because I saw the idiotic photo that chick took and uploaded on tinder… I don’t know who’s more stupid Sabrina or Edelman (for hooking up with a stranger that is so plain- I am bitter like that, lol).
@miss M first rule – never fall asleep with a random. He should know better Lol I mean I can understand her wanting to brag to some one ( because helloooooo ) but come on – tinder? Really. But it did give some hope to all the non super models out there! 😉😊 haha!
my crush on edelman is reaching frightening levels
I love Edelman too! His smoothie videos are adorable! I was really afraid he was going to fall off the duckboat. My daughters (5 and 2) were in LOVE with Gronk’s minion hat!
God, he’s so hot. That video of him stripping of his jacket in the parade, yum.
He cleans up nicely as well:
http://playerperspective.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Edelman-2.jpg
His rumored girlfriend looks a little bit like Mila Kunis or Sarah Hyland..She’s a runway model named Olivia Frischer.
Edelman is everything! Everything! *not ashamed of my crush*
Ps: I loved his bucket challenge video.
@MissM, speaking of the ice bucket challenge, did Pete Frates make it do the parade? He was hoping to be well enough. He was too sick to travel to the Super Bowl
@lilac: I am not sure. His Twitter page has one tweet about the parade.
Did you see the throwback thursday video he made of the Pats as the family from growing pains? Hilarious!
Cute pics but………Yikes.
Considering all the lips and hands that have been at that trophy, I won’t let my kids’ lips ANYWHERE NEAR!
Tradition be damned. Germophobe forever
Yeah, that’s a virus waiting to happen.
Man, I am really looking forward to the Summer of Gronk!
Me too. 87 Forever.
More like the Summer of 69 with Gronk!
The summer of gronk will be ridiculous. I kind of love how the hoodie cannot rein him in and just lets him be himself. Much like Bartlett. Let Gronk be Gronk.
Me too.
Just so long as he doesn’t fall off a stage and break something again
Gronk has already let loose. There are pics on FB of him with ripped pants and two randoms on each arm. He said he didn’t have camp next week, so I would say the Summer of Gronk has already started.
Yeah, where is first son? Counting out?
School.
School in another state.
Whenever any of the Boston teams win, they get a Duckboat parade. Bahstahn forevah!
Brady’s first son is his spitting image. Benjamin doesn’t look much like Tom at all. I think Vivian looks more like Tom than Ben does. I do think he’s a good father to all his kids. I also think he and his team cheated with Deflategate, but the Superbowl win will make all that shadiness go away. I hope Bridget has been able to move on romantically. Tom is nothing to pine over for the rest of her life and I hope she is NOT doing that. She has a beautiful son and she’s a very attractive woman (always much prettier in the face than Giselle).
Bridget has been in a long-term relationship for years now and looks very happy. She is photographed at the kids games and such talking and laughing with Giselle and Tom. All looks fine. She’s living with a guy that is a director and a few years older than her. They’ve been together since 2010 and he’s been photographed with Jack also.
http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/McG+Bridget+Moynahan+Premiere+Columbia+Pictures+zkceoOj_PAhl.jpg
Bridget and Giselle seem to get along fine:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2660234/Gisele-Bundchen-hugs-Toms-ex-Bridget-Moynahan-drops-son-NFL-star-visit.html
tom does have 3 beautiful children, doesn’t he?
and, yes, bridget is very beautiful and i’m sure she’s moved on with her romantic life.
on brady and cheating at the game…
i’m from boston and a fan, and all of us fans want to know the truth about the balls not being at the proper weight/measurement.
the NFL continues to investigate the matter.
what many forget is that after the footballs in question were removed…at halftime…the patriots went on to score 20+ points…i don’t have the exact #.
they won the game hands down regardless of the possible issues with the footballs that were taken out of the game.
we are proud of our boston sports teams and don’t want any question as to how they win games.
but i have to say that tom brady wouldn’t stoop to something like this.
he doesn’t have to…he’s the best in the league…and he is also a man of integrity…
let’s see what the NFL concludes…let’s see…
Yeah it’s amazing to me how people throw critical thinking out the window when it comes to the Pats.
Even more bizarre is the fact that there has yet to be ANY proof that the balls were NOT regulation-PSI.
It’s like everyone who wanted to believe that they cheated just ignored the fact that Blandino admitted that he NEVER gauged the PSI levels pre-game, and ESPN’s Chris Mortensen who said they were at a PSI of 11 just outright lied. So when people believe that the Pats cheated by underinflating their balls, they’re literally believing a lie.
Whether the balls were underinflated, and if so, by how much they were underinflated, none of us will ever know. The only thing we know for sure was that the NFL head of officiating Dean Blandino approved the balls pre-game. So if the balls weren’t to regulation PSI, the fault lies with the NFL for not regulating the balls properly.
Does anybody care about the facts? Nah, of course not. It’s just easier to believe that one of the best NFL teams in history didn’t earn their wins.
Not only that, but the reporting out now says that there was only ONE ball that was under regulation and that just happened to be the ball that the Colts GM turned over to the officials. So he could have deflated the ball just as much as any Pats player or ball boy, etc. There really was no evidence to support the entire deflating thing and it’s funny to me that the people complaining are the Colts (beat them), the Ravens (beat them), the Jets (beat them too). Bitter, party of three? Your table is ready.
I also agree that it’s just people losing their minds over the Pats. The Browns are now being punished for the owner or GM texting down to the field during games – also illegal. He may even been telling the coach to pull players so they wouldn’t make their incentive bonuses for playing time – so illegal and just a$$holey. Where is all of the uproar? Where are all the people calling the Browns cheaters and demanding the coach be fired and the team fined, etc?
And what about the Seahawks being fined for having illegal practices…also cheating. Where is the outrage there? Or how about the Saints and their bounty program, led by the head coach? There is a huge double-standard when it comes to the Pats.
IMO I don’t think we can honestly say what a person will or won’t do to win or get the upper hand because we don’t know them personally. Now I’m not saying Brady was involved with deflate-gate but this man has lived and breathed FB all his life. It’s hard to believe that he wouldn’t have notice the difference in weight. People like us wouldn’t notice but Brady would have.
The Pats wiped the floor with The Colts but people were asking how many of those plays would he have been able to execute sucessfully before the deflated balls were discovered.
If you don’t believe Brady would cheat, how about BB, he’s done it before with having his crew film the Jets plays. That’s why a lot of people don’t think The Pats are above cheating.
Some people love to hate on the Pats, especially New Yorkers. Just like people love to hate on The Yankees because they have the most World Series wins than any other team. The conspiracy theorists around my way are saying that The Seahawks purposely lost that game. They think Wilson was supposed to throw the game. They said that his aim was even off and that’s not like Wilson, especially when he’s throwing that short of a distance. Some are saying if you saw Wilson’s face after that interception he didn’t look that upset about it and he seemed to have had a smirk on his face. Now it doesn’t get any crazier than that.
Now I’m a NY’ER and by default I should be a Giants fan and a part of that Boston/ NY rivalry that stemmed from The Red Sox and Yankees that carried over into the other sports, but I love my Cowboys. I’m not a fan of The Pats but I have respect for Brady and recognize that he is an exceptional QB (also doesn’t hurt that I’ve been crushing on him for years). Maybe thats why I don’t like his wife, nope, I never liked her. And I still can’t believe he dated Tara Reid. Anyways congrats to Brady and The Pats, they deserved that win due to that unbelievable play .
“IMO I don’t think we can honestly say what a person will or won’t do to win or get the upper hand because we don’t know them personally. Now I’m not saying Brady was involved with deflate-gate but this man has lived and breathed FB all his life. It’s hard to believe that he wouldn’t have notice the difference in weight. People like us wouldn’t notice but Brady would have.”
^^But none of this matters because they never proved that the balls were under-inflated. Literally. That’s why you’re not hearing sh*t about it anymore–because it’s a made-up controversy. But props to the NFL for getting everyone up in arms against the Pats, thus setting a Superbowl viewership record last Sunday. And please don’t think that the NFL, ESPN, and every media outlet around wasn’t trying to drum up viewership/readership by seizing this made-up drama and going with it.
So we can sit here and argue about what Brady would do, could he tell the difference, etc but we’d be arguing about something that never happened because the balls passed the pre-game inspection. If Brady thought the balls felt good to his grip (gross lol) then he has no reason to say anything about it.
That is 100% Dean Balderino’s responsibility.
Brady’s responsibility is to play ball, period.
But Kitten my argument is not that Brady knew about it. My opinion was that we can’t speak honestly on what a person would do because we don’t know them and if the balls were deflated I believe Brady could tell.
They are still talking about it but not as much, it’s old news now and the SB just became larger news. I watch First Take and Mike and Mike and since the SB they have mentioned it. The Internet has sports reports from just yesterday where they are still talking about the deflated balls.
Yes I also heard about the ball passing the pre-game inspection but there were speculations that the balls could have been tampered with or switched after that. They said it’s not like they have security guarding the Tom’s ball, sorry couldn’t resist. LOL.. Also some reports were saying they used the backup set of footballs in the second half while other reports said they just inflated the original deflated balls. This made people speculate that maybe they switched out the pre-game inspected balls for the deflated ones. There’s just a lot of conflicting stories going around and you have to choose the one you want to believe. Do some people believe the report about the Pats locker room attendant who was seen on tape taking the 24 game balls into a restroom.
Once again I didn’t say Brady knew about it, I only said it would be hard to believe that he didn’t notice a difference in the weight being that he has handled these types of balls for most of his life. I agree that if the balls feel good to him, why would he say anything. Even if he did suspect the balls were a tad bit lighter he would be crazy to say anything because the balls being lighter would work to his advantage.
I understand that people want to defend their favorite team as much as others want to hate on that same team. I still get tight when I’m reminded or think about that f–ked situation with Dez Bryant . I will defend to the end that that was a catch and that was just a make-up call against the CB’S for that missed call in favor of the CB’S the previous game.
PS @inthekitchen. The Saints suffered consequences for bountygate. Head coach Sean Payton was suspended for a year. The general manager Loomis was banned for the first 8 games of the season. The Saints were fined $500,000 and had their second round draft pick taken away. Gregg Williams was suspended indefinetely from the team. There was plenty of outrage about bountygate and people were glad that there were consequences. No one wanted their key or favorite players hurt. If people seems to be outrage at deflate-gate it’s because even if the Pats were to be found guilty their consequences would be a slap on the wrist. A $25,000 fine and loss of a draft pick.
@V4Real-If your point is that we don’t know what steps athletes will take to get a competitive advantage, well of course we don’t know that.
But my point is that people spoke definitively as if they DID know that Brady was involved in the deflation when there was ZERO proof.
Make no mistake, there WAS collateral damage from this–they burned Brady at the stake, outright called him a cheater and a liar, and tried to disgrace his legacy and career as an amazing and upstanding QB. That’s what people outside of New England aren’t understanding–the fact that some people STILL call Brady a liar even after the whole deflategate scandal has been debunked.
So the NFL got the best ratings of all time, ESPN got a ton of clicks and views, and the Colts and Ravens got a great excuse for being outplayed by the Pats (“but they cheated!”) and what did the Pats get? They got publicly crucified for a lie. No apologies after the fact, no repercussions for the people that lied. People around here are still pissed about that and I absolutely think that Irsay and Pagano should be banned from the NFL for this.
As to other NFL teams’ transgressions: Sorry, but there was nowhere NEAR the amount of outrage for the Saints, Browns, or Hawks as their was for the Pats during Spygate.
And guess what? We lost a first-round draft pick, Belichick paid a $500,00 fine, and the Pats paid a $250,000 fine for Spygate so where was our so-called BFF Goodell to bail us out of that?
As to your point: so athletes may (or MAY NOT btw) cheat. We didn’t need to take a great athlete and shred him publicly to prove (or in this case DISprove) that statement. Brady is due an apology. Yes, I’m a fan so I’m gonna go there but I’m expressing how a lot of Pats fans feel.
That being said, in the end it’s not about blindly defending my team–if they had broken the rules, if they had cheated I would OWN it. But the truth is that they played within the rules/regulations and they caught a huge rash of sh*t for it anyway. Great that people are all moving on but I feel for Brady because he was unfairly MALIGNED by high-profile commentators, public figures, journalists, and former football players. I’m sure that stings. Then again, he can go home to his supermodel wife and cuddle with his four SB rings if he feels sad 😉
Oh and I forgot to add: BALLS
Man, that never gets old…
It’s not just a Patriots thing. They bring out the duck boats whenever any Boston sports team wins, so like the Sox in 2012, Bruins, Celtics, etc. Yay Boston!
the duck boats are part of boston’s culture/landscape.
all sports wins are celebrated with a duck boat parade.
it’s boston tradition.
The routes just differ depending on the team. For the Bruins and Celtics, the parade starts at the Garden and goes to Copley Square/Pru (also near the Marathon finish line). For the Patriots, it’s goes the opposite direction, starting at the Pru and ending at City Hall Plaza (not far from the Garden) The Red Sox follows the same direction as the Patriots but starts further out at Fenway and either ends at City Hall Plaza or continues down the street to the river (done that 2 out of 3 times). It would have been way too cold yesterday for them to have been out on the river and the river banks are snow-covered so there would be nowhere for anyone to stand.
Duck Boats are amphibious vehicles and sometimes the victory celebrations, usually referred to as Rolling Rallies, are conducted in the Charles River.
This is the ninth championship celebration in Boston over the past 13 years.
true…in the warmer months the duck boats go into the charles carrying the victory team!!
9 in 13?
thanks for that stat, tippy.
how FANTASTIC our teams…
Title Town!!!
In the 18 years I’ve lived in this city, I’ve seen every one of our teams win at least one championship-Sox, Pats, Bruins, Celtics.
Amazing. I feel like I can die happy 😉
Well, the major sports teams. The Revolution is still trying. Maybe they’ll finally win before Keaft gets his Olympic stadium for them.
Revo-who?
😉
Isn’t the revo a soccer team?
Gronk wore a Minions hat and was twerking, he was the real star of the parade.
But seriously, Brady makes some beautiful babies!
Te slow motion gif of Gronk catching the fireball bottle and the look of pure excitement on his face was perfection and just made me love him even more!
Tom Brady’s triumph in the face of adversity is exceeded only by his proclivity to procreate.
Poor Jack. I know he’s not there, but barely saw him in those pics after the game too.
He’s in all of the pictures with the kids at the Super Bowl. Never mind the fact that he’s ALWAYS pictured with Gisele and Tom. You’re just talking to talk.
Is this a joke? You feel sorry for him because you didn’t see him in some pics after the game? I feel sorry for you! This comment is ridiculous and that other comment is even worse.
I’m sorry but… what’s hot about this dude besides his body?/ (I don’t follow sports so don’t start) but he looks SO UNFINISHED/Cro-Magnon-ish about the face … I don’t get it …. tho definitely better without smiling
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think he is gorgeous. Great face, great body.
https://lobshots.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/tom-brady-original-stetson-cr.jpg
Each player was only allowed to bring one guest on boats
Now I really hope Jack was home with his mother and that’s why Ben was chosen.
Because needing to be in school would never be valuable?
Why does it matter which one he decided to take with him (if the one guest per person is true)?
Leaving a comment here since this is a sports post: I would love to see some coverage of Serena Williams’ return to Indian Wells, where she and her sister recieved some horrible treatment in 2001. She wrote an excellent editorial about it in TIME.
I’d forgotten the incident, but reading her editorial brought it all back. I think she’s crazy for going back there. I wouldn’t grace them with my presence, but maybe she needs to do this to finally and fully put this tournament firmly in her past.
Thanks for pointing that out, just went and read her piece on it. Actively seeking her own closure on that incident, which is very admirable.
The Patriots aren’t the only ones who get a duck boat parade, the Bruins, Celtics and Red Sox also got the duck boats when they won their respective championships.
But None for the New England Revoltuion, Bye!
(The Buffalo Bills of the MLS, ;_;)
Whenever Boston teams win a championship, it is customary that the players ride the Duck Boats in a victory parade. It’s not just a Pats thing. 🙂 I was there by coincidence for the Red Sox victory parade back in 2013 or 2012 and they rode the Duck Boats through Boston. It was a lot of fun and I’m not even a baseball fan or from Boston. Just about all of New England was in attendance!
I don’t follow sports and don’t have much of an opinion on Tom Brady. I read the NYT magazine profile on him last Sunday (interesting read if you’re a Brady/Pats fan) but I didn’t learn much about him as a person that I didn’t already suspect (simple man whose passion is 100% football and doesn’t seem to want to answer the retirement question). I did learn a lot about Pats hierarchy and Brady’s entourage, mostly his physical therapist/best friend who is apparently a miracle worker and doesn’t adhere very much to Western physical therapy. That was fascinating to me.
I’m going to go read it now! Thanks, Amy 🙂
I read that NYT article. Sad that the man has no dimension outside football and staying fit for it. It didn’t mention one charity or any good cause that he was involved with altruistically. Also, he has an irritatingly insipid smile. Either like he’s high or stupid.
I’m aware he might be great in person (before I get my head knocked in by Brady fans)…just doesn’t come across in anything else in his personality.
His dedication and passion for football is the reason why he’s one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Sorry to tell you this but depth and intellectualism are rare commodities in ANY athlete.
As far as his work with charities goes, if you live in New England, you see the Best Buddy organization and ads and pictures with Brady everywhere. He does his part.
The new Best Buddies ads are up today. Edelman will be joining him on the Boston-Hyannis challenge this year. Yes, Julian Edelman in bike shorts
Ok so he is a great quarterback. He’s extremely well compensated like every other over-paid athlete (especially male). So basically he does his job and likes doing it.
I still fail to see how he takes the initiative in anything outside football. Being part of some team-led involvement in a charity is something that nearly every pro team does…gives them good PR. He didn’t mention Best Buddies once in that exhaustive article. Talked endlessly about his juices and workout regimens. Boring.
However, I agree with you that most pro athletes are likely the same.
Edelman in bike shorts?
*drool*
@Dawnchild, he is extremely active in Best Buddies, which IS a good charity. He also volunteers at local homeless shelters, quietly, without media attention. The article may not have gone into it because the writer/editor decided not to cover that. The Patriots are one of the most charity-oriented of all US sports teams
Ok if he does that @Lilacflowers I take back what I said about him. The article didn’t do a good job of covering him then. Seemed to make him look fairly vapid and self-obsessed.
I think part of the problem is he is rather low key and doesn’t feel the need to shout hey look at me I am doing something good over here. He has been with Best Buddies for 12 years. That’s an impressive commitment to a charity.
In addition to his son Ben, he took a 10 year old boy who has Downs on the parade with him.
As I’ve said elsewhere, he and Gisele are very active in local charities, apart from team-sponsored events, but they are very quiet about it. A friend volunteers at a local homeless shelter and she sees Gisele there pretty regularly. They support local arts events and businesses. After a deadly fire on their street last year, he took out a full page ad in the Boston Globe to thank the Boston Fire Department for the work they do and he visited the firehouse and several of the firefighters who were injured.
Most articles about athletes are written by sports reporters and they write about sports and they ask about sports, nothing more, so there really isn’t any opportunity for the person being interviewed to delve into anything else. Football is a business, so, when he is talking about football, he is talking about his work. The remarks about retirement are in response to comments that were made at the beginning of the season that his career was over, the Pats wouldn’t even make the playoffs, and he should retire. He proved that wrong.
To be fair, the article was published on Superbowl Sunday. As someone who does not give a hoot about football, I wasn’t expecting Brady’s charity work to be in an article mostly focused on his career as a football player. As I said in my previous comment, I didn’t learn anything earth-shattering about Brady apart from his BFF Alex Guerrero (I think that’s his name). Also Tom Brady’s father thinks Brady will part with the Pats on hostile terms because he doesn’t want to retire (which I was surprised his father openly admitted this but I appreciated his honesty). There was also maybe one sentence about Giselle and the kids are mentioned in passing. This was definitely not some kind of tell-all about Brady, more of an overview of his career and how he became the football player he is today.
To clarify…I read the article because it was the cover story in the NY Times Magazine section. It was not by a sports reporter but by Mark Leibovich who is their chief national correspondent and, by his own admission, typically covers politics. So I thought this might be about more than just a great football player.
However, all the points made about his quiet charity work noted. By the way, I don’t mean to say that he MUST do charity work. My original point was that there was not much dimensionality to the man, and perhaps that was the fault of the article. His catchphrases of ‘awesome’ and ‘babe’ seemed to not justify his story on the cover.
I really dislike Tom Brady and the Patriots (Giants fan) but he is really good looking and seems to be a really good dad. I will also admit that he’s a great quarterback, although he can’t win a Super Bowl playing against Eli Manning, heehee
Hee hee, indeed! I’m a Giants fan as well. I feel proud that my team are the ones who kept them from an undefeated season and keeping the Pats from winning six SBs. But I will admit that he’s hot and stepped up to the plate when it comes to his older son.