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Tom Brady says he was trying to 'lead and motivate' with his speech to teammates

The enduring moment from Sunday night’s New England Patriots loss to the Houston Texans was probably Tom Brady on the bench, yelling at his receivers.

It’s not unusual for a quarterback to be stern with his teammates. It wasn’t really a big deal. But it seemed to speak to Brady’s frustration.

Brady explained on Monday that he didn’t mind the effort from his teammates, but it’s his job to get the most out of everyone. Sometimes that leads to some fiery words.

Tom Brady was trying to motivate

Brady didn’t say anything that would be considered out of line to his teammates on the bench.