Tom Brady Disagrees With President Trump’s ‘Divisive’ Comments

It’s not a secret. I’m a huge Patriots fan. But liberals seem to be under the impression that I should change my stance on NFL players kneeling simply because Robert Kraft and Tom Brady feel differently.

Sorry folks. That’s not how it works.

Speaking of Brady, he weighed in. I SO WISH he had more of a backbone.

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“Yeah, I certainly disagree with what he said. I thought it was just divisive,” he said. “Like I said, I just want to support my teammates. I am never one to say, ‘Oh, that is wrong. That is right.’ I do believe in what I believe in. I believe in bringing people together and respect and love and trust.”

I know he’s just delivering the PC answer. Everyone who knows Brady knows that he just wants to focus on the game– not the extra political nonsense.

“The one thing about football is it brings so many guys together — guys you would never have the opportunity to be around,” he said. “Whether it was in college, and all the way into the pros. We’re all different, we’re all unique. That is what makes us all special.”

The father-of-three quarterback reiterated the comments he said after the game about why he linked arms with his teammate Phillip Dorsett and others.

 

‘Yeah, I have a lot of respect for the players around the league and for obviously my teammates,’ Brady said.

 

‘I said after the game I just love my teammates and it takes a lot to play in the NFL.

 

‘The guys that have played in the past really paved the way for us and what I thought in that post is that is what makes this game great – players, coaches that come together for one goal, to try and go out there and do the best we can do every week.

 

‘It certainly is not an easy game. It’s intense. You sacrifice a lot. We’re all making a choice to do that.

 

‘There’s no – we love doing that and I love being out there being out there playing with my teammates. It’s a great blessing in my life. That’s kind of how I felt.’

 

The five-time Super Bowl winner added: ‘Hopefully it brings everyone together. I think that is what unity and love — like I said after the game, those are the things that concern me.

‘When you’re in a locker room full of 53 players, you’re working to a common goal. You support the guys that you play with and you support your coaches, coaches support you.

 

‘You just do the best you can do. You’re navigating through life. These things aren’t easy. Everyone deals with different challenges in their life and you respect everyone’s opinions and views.

The problem is, it’s one-sided. The other side doesn’t want to hear OUR views on the matter.

‘You don’t have to agree with everything. It’s hard to agree with your own wife on everything from day-to-day. I have so much respect for my teammates and what we’re trying to accomplish.

 

‘Hopefully we can keep marching toward this end of the season, keep making improvements, get better and win more football games.’

In regards to those who boo’d in the crowd during and after the national anthem, Brady said that people can do what they want to do.

 

‘I think everyone has the right to do whatever they want to do. If you don’t agree, that is fine,’ Brady stated.

 

‘You can voice your disagreement, I think that is great. It’s part of our democracy. As long as it is done in a peaceful, respectful way, that is what our country has been all about.’

That’s probably where Brady trails off from the others. He acknowledges that we have EVERY RIGHT to express our disagreement.

I’m not surprised by Brady’s careful words. His #1 priority is winning games. I’m sure he considers this a pesky distraction. I wish he had more of a backbone, but as long as he doesn’t kneel, we’re cool.

h/t Daily Mail