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Patriots Player Says Franchise Should Not Honor Tom Brady in Week 4 Reunion

New England Patriots defensive tackle Byron Cowart had some shocking comments about the highly anticipated Week 4 showdown in New England against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in which Tom Brady will return to Gillette Stadium for the first time since he capped off a legendary 20-year run in Foxborough.

When asked about the October 4th game some are billing as one of the biggest games in regular-season history, Cowart quickly shrugged off the significance.

“I mean I ain’t chirpin’, he coming back,” Cowart said. “He’s done a lot of things for this organization, but he’s coming back as an opponent so I’m going to treat it as any opponent.