Given the Patriots’ omnipresence in New England, local media outlets have certainly offered widespread coverage of the five-time Super Bowl champions. But few headlines can match those of the satirical digital news organization, the Onion.
Over the years, the Onion has published a number of “news” stories that riff off of current events. Here’s a look at how the site has framed the Patriots, and their prominent figures, through the team’s ups and downs:
Tom Brady
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