Brady takes care of his OL...buys them 42K cars... [merged] - New England Patriots Forums

***DarrylS*** · 05-17-2008, 04:44 AM

Guess Peyton will have a hard time matching this one, but last night at the "Best Buddies" kick off dinner, gave each of his O lineman a Audi Q7 SUV.. nice token from a classy guy..

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/a..._best_buddies/

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Tom Brady arrived at last night's kickoff for the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port in typically dramatic fashion. The Pats QB pulled up in a black Audi R8, driving the sports car into a tent set up adjacent to the JFK Library. (U2's "Vertigo" was playing on the PA.) "I think I just passed a state trooper," joked Brady, the honorary chairman of the cycling fund-raiser founded by Anthony Shriver for people with intellectual disabilities. Unaccompanied by his supermodel sweetheart Gisele Bundchen, Brady then surprised his five linemen, giving each of them an Audi Q7 SUV. (Only Dan Koppen, Stephen Neal, and Logan Mankins were present to accept their sweet rides, which retail for $42,500.) Said Brady: "These will keep you well-protected, just like you make me feel - sometimes."

RhodyPatriot · 05-17-2008, 05:05 AM

But MeMe Manning should look on the bright side. Tom Brady is raising money to help Peyton with his disabiliity.

Tom Brady is the best and it's why players around the league respect the guy so much.

RayClay · 05-17-2008, 05:20 AM

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Brady, the honorary chairman of the cycling fund-raiser founded by Anthony Shriver for people with intellectual disabilities.

I hope Senator Specter gets the help he needs.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie · 05-17-2008, 05:43 AM

Marino bought his O-line winter gloves (something every Floridian needs), Brady buys them luxury cars.

Hopefully this should shut up the haters who claim our o-line sucks and cost us a football game.

DEVILSADVOCATE · 05-17-2008, 05:46 AM

On a side note...Dan Marino use to buy his O Line isotoner gloves. Come to think of it, he probably didn't even have to pay for them because he was always sponsored by them so i'm sure he received them for free.

RussFrancis · 05-17-2008, 06:05 AM

Great gesture by Brady. But at an AUDI sponsored event, I doubt very seriously Brady had to spend a penny on those SUVs. They were probably donated by Audi. But good job by Brady. Im sure his influence is what got his boys those rides. Not his wallet.

Drewwho · 05-17-2008, 06:20 AM

Audi actually is "lending" the cars to the linemen...they were not purchased by Brady and the guys do not keep them.

Talk about a buzz kill!

http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20.../APS/805161394

JoeSixPat · 05-17-2008, 06:25 AM

My God - he boutght them 42,000 cars? I mean even if they are used cars that only cost $10,000,000 each, that's $420 million.

I mean its nice and all but can Brady really afford that? And what the hell do they need 42,000 cars for? Can they even find time to drive them? Are they going to loan them out? Start their own car rental fleet?

And talk about carbon footprint! They'd be putting more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than Al Gore flying off in a private jet to accept a Nobel Peace prize.

I donno - I think Brady's heart is in the right place but I think this is dumb on a whole number of different levels.