Tom Brady believes NFL system ‘can always be improved’ following Deflategate case
Guy is all class
Guy is all class
On if he believes he was treated unfairly by the NFL: “Well, it doesn’t serve my interest to keep looking back. When you deal with something for as long as I did, I think the only thing I chose to do — before training camp when I decided to move forward was to try and put it in the past. It was something I dealt with. It was something that the NFLPA dealt with on my behalf. Like I said, I had so much great support from my team, Mr. Kraft, Jonathan [Kraft], the Patriots, my coaches, my teammates. I owe my teammates to be the best that I can be and to have this divided attention that I had at different points last year was something that really didn’t serve me. I just tried to move forward and to fully focus on what my job is and that is to be the best quarterback that I can be for the team and I’ll have the chance to do it when I am back in October.”
On if it impacted his reputation: “I think over the years, what I have learned in the 17 years that I have been playing, there’s a lot of things that people will say positively and negatively. I don’t give people the power to change what my emotions are about myself or how I feel about myself or the way that I try to gain the respect of my teammates. Whatever people choose to feel is obviously their right. I’ve always tried to do things the best way I know possible. I was raised by a great mom and dad and I try and make them proud every day. When I get the opportunity to get back on the field I and going to try and do the best I can like I’ve always done.”