If you needed any confirmation that people outside of New England aren’t big fans of the Patriots, and specifically Tom Brady, Sporting News’ list of the 40 most hated NFL players of all time has you covered.
The Patriots quarterback was named the fifth-most hated NFL player ever in Sporting News’ list, just ahead of former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who was ranked No. 6. The only players hated more than Brady in order from No. 1 to 4 were Michael Vick, Terrell Owens, Ndamukong Suh and Greg Hardy.
Sporting News’ reasons for why people hate Brady so much include, of course, Deflategate, which might result in a four-game suspension to start the 2016 season. But that wasn’t all. Other reasons include the Tuck Rule in the 2001 playoffs against the Oakland Raiders, Spygate and all of Brady’s wins.
Brady wasn’t the only prominent Patriots player on the list, though, as Randy Moss (No. 18), Rodney Harrison (No. 37) and Rob Gronkowski (No. 38) made the cut, too.
Haters gonna hate.
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