Few teams in professional sports divide opinions like the New England Patriots. The NFL’s most successful team of the 21st century is backed by millions of supporters around both the nation and the globe, but simultaneously also the number one target for at least an equal number of people. This does not just play out in the stands or on the football field, but in the media as well – just think Deflategate coverage.
Two people stand in the middle of all of this: head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. The future Hall of Fame passer recently was asked about the unparalleled levels of hate the Patriots get on WEEI’s Kirk & Callahan Show, but instead of only talking about the team’s success and medially built-up controversies surrounding it as the main motivations, he also offered a different theory (transcript via NESN’s Zack Cox).