Patriots "pushing the envelope" reputation

Just to add a few more I can think of...

TB GOAT (others?) taking well below market deals. Which comes laced with the accusation TB must be getting compensation from Kraft elsewhere (stock, equity, spaceship patents). I mean WHO would leave such sums on the table?! Either way this definitely pissed of many agents, union leaders, and probably the NFL too. Each of these parties all too happy to spread the pushing envelope, and how such a thing is illegal or at least unethical. This of course ending with face saving driven drivel of, or of course, they would have thought and used it first.

Callously cutting vets how and when to maximize cap space.

And recently, writing contracts with language specifically to allow draft compensation when "cut".

unless Brady is planning on a future in the public eye.......being a guy who took less in this day and age looks real good

The expectation is they're pushing limits. The media might as well start accusing them of trying to win and playing football...