Patriots Legend Mocks Tom Brady With Emphatic Super Bowl Pick
Bruschi trolled Brady with his Super Bowl prediction
Tom Brady’s been getting skewered this week for refusing to make a Super Bowl pick between the Seattle Seahawks and his old team, the New England Patriots.
“I don’t have a dog in the fight in this one,” Brady said on Monday’s episode of his “Let’s Go” podcast, sparking a wave of negative reactions from Patriots fans, reporters and former players.
Several of Brady’s former New England teammates have called him out for his lack of loyalty and conviction, including Vince Wilfork and Tedy Bruschi.
“Well, that’s the way Tom feels. I got a big a** dog in the race, I’m telling you that right now. That’s my boy right there,” Bruschi said during his appearance on WEEI at Radio Row on Wednesday. “(Mike) Vrabel, eight-year teammate. Like a brother of mine.”
Bruschi and Vrabel were Patriots teammates for eight seasons from 2001 to 2008, winning three Super Bowls together and anchoring New England’s defense as Pro Bowl linebackers. Now an NFL analyst for ESPN, Bruschi spent his entire 13-year NFL career in Foxborough.
Unlike Brady, Bruschi is willing to publicly support his former teammate and old team. He’s been picking the Patriots to win every week on “NFL Countdown,” and he’s not stopping now.
“We’ve got a dog in the fight. My dog is big and I’m cheering for him,” Bruschi added. “I’ve loved the way this team has played. I’ve loved the way they win…Whatever game they’re in, they know how to win.”
New England’s lovable underdogs have drawn many comparisons to the 2001 squad that shocked the St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl, so it’s not surprising that Bruschi loves watching them play. He even told Vrabel how much they remind him of their old team from 24 years ago.
Can Vrabel pull off another upset, this time as a head coach? We’ll have to wait until Sunday to find out.
