Is it time to panic after the New England Patriots dropped their Week 3 matchup to the Detroit Lions, 26-10, to fall to 1-2 on the season?
Troy Brown certainly thinks so.
Due to the slew of issues preceding the Pats’ ugly loss to the Lions on Sunday, it’s easy to see why the Patriots Hall of Famer thinks the team could be in a bad spot.
After Sunday’s loss, tight end Rob Gronkowski admitted he threatened to retire had the team traded him away, and it was that event specifically that led Brown to believe his former team is in serious trouble.
“The ship is no longer rocking. I think it’s capsizing right now,” Brown said, per NBC Sports Boston. “The way they do things over there, guys are usually tight-lipped. … You’ve got two guys on the record talking about it, (owner) Robert Kraft and Gronkowski. So, somebody’s lying. It’s just unusual when you have those kind of stories coming out of New England Patriots.”
Back in June, Kraft vehemently denied any reports of trading Gronk, calling them “hogwash.” So for the tight end to come out and say it “definitely” happened gives valid reason for eyebrows to be raised.
