FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes on the New England Patriots and from around the NFL:
1. Tom Brady is naturally pulling for the Boston Red Sox in the Major League Baseball playoffs, but he revealed during his weekly Westwood One interview with Jim Gray that he has another rooting interest: He’s a Milwaukee Brewers fan.
How did Brady become a card-carrying member of the “Brew Crew”?
As it turns out, he was introduced to Brewers owner Mark Attanasio a few years ago through Gray, who goes way back with Attanasio.