FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — At one point during Tuesday’s first day of Patriots minicamp, it kind of, sort of looked like we finally had our Tom Brady-Bill Belichick showdown after all the months of drama.
The coach cursed into the wind after his first offense jumped offside. And the players were just finishing the attendant lap when Belichick started barking instructions more forcefully, and with colorful language, in Brady’s direction. The quarterback walked by him, without raising his head, back towards the huddle.
Was Brady blowing his coach off? Actually, no. As Brady passed the incensed leader of the New England dynasty, it became clear that Dwayne Allen was actually the target of the tirade.