mgteich

Those are his rights under the contract.

ausbacker

I just finished watching NFL Live's discussion on the Tom Brady contract scenario. What an absolute bunch of ******* muppets. The Colts are darlings because their management said Manning will get his deal done. Correct me if I am wrong but Kraft has said the Brady deal will get done publicly too.

I'm so sick of the **** that wankers in the media sprout because it's the Patriots.

moosekill

As well as some of the people here.

moosekill

This is a stupid stupid argument to be having.

Brady hasn't mentioned this is a problem at all, and in fact has gone overboard in the past to say it wasn't. He is currently under contract and has never done anything now, or in the past to show or say he has any intention to not honor it by refusing to show up. From all reports, his relationship with both the Kraft's as well as with BB has been very very good. In addition to all that, we find the NFL in the middle of negotiations on a huge new labor deal that probably will change the rules by which teams are allowed to pay their players, and we have an owner and a player who probably understand what signing an albatross contract might do to a team for years to come.

Add to that, the player in the league most similar to Brady in value to both the team and the league, who plays for one of the few other teams in the league that "gets it" is also on the final year of his contract, and seems to be in the exact same holding pattern that the Patriots are in. Yet no one seems to be commenting on that at all.

It all adds up to a few media idiots trying to sell some papers and stir up the pot, and a few, respected people here falling for the BS. Jeez, why worry about it until someone at least says something that is troubling who isn't from ESPN.

PatsWickedPissah

Whoa! The press has an agenda and skews news & opinion towards their favorites and against their nemesis? Who knew?

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ausbacker

I felt aggrieved today given that the Patriots and the Colts have stated the exact same position publicly and are at the same juncture in negotiation.. yet they still run with the crap.

I loathe the term journalism or news because most of the tripe that is served up is gossip, rumor, opinion or innuendo.

IllegalContact

he'll be there

AndyJohnson

How can your argument be that I don't KNOW my assumption is true when your argument is based on your own assumption?

Your position is based on them being adversaries, mine is based upon them being in somewhat of a partnership. Which one of us is correct depends on that and neither of us have a scintilla of evidence to know that answer. Frankly though, the history of their relationship suggests they are not adverseries.
Do you really feel what is in Brady's best interest is signing a deal now that may hamstring the franchise under the new CBA? Do you really believe Bradys only concern is 'getting his'?
Please don't cite the media speculation (like Clayton saying Brady was top dollar) because none of that is worth the paper it is written, good or bad.

I think that the 90% of the posters that are saying he will report are being backed up by eveyone in the media now too.

AndyJohnson

How do you know he isnt going to take less to leave room to get more players?

Deus Irae

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