For months, Tom Brady has been subtly cheerleading for Antonio Brown. A little message of support here ... a couple of instagram “likes” there ... even an eyebrow-raising heart emoji from Brady on March 6 — responding to Brown posting a contrite tweet about how “[a]nger and ego kicked my ass for about 6 months” and how Brown had forgotten about “hard work and grace.”
Despite the New England Patriots having gone through an exceedingly messy breakup with Brown (including a $10 million union grievance against the franchise and a shot taken at owner Robert Kraft), Brady never seemed to shy away from showing support for the All-Pro wideout.