Guess what monday's WEEI Brady appearance will be about tomorrow ?sigh.
He should end his WEEI spot after, this season. Only do the absolute minimum required of him by the National Marketing League.
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Ben Volin is a clown. I love how he did a Google search and claimed Kraft funded the AEI report assuming Kraft is associated with the Kraft Foundation. 5th grade students double check sources more than one Google click. I usually remind him about this once a month on Twitter.
I am new to this forum. I like how you refer to the NFL. Clearly it wasn't a typo (M is next to N) since you did it twice.
That said, what if the Pats buy a new set of expensive razors from Gillette, gives them to the players, and Brady owns 5% of Gillette? Would that have to go against the cap? OTOH, this does look a little fishy unless they were willing to also pay for players to use a similar service from someone else.
A bigger thing in my opinion is how the league is destroying the integrity of the game. While I gamble and have nothing against it, I absolutely believe that no sports organization should allow it in their ranks, let alone encourage it and profit from it. FanDuel and DraftPicks are definitely gambling sites (there is no other rational way to look at them) and, while they should be allowed to exist, the league should distance itself as far from them as possible -- INTEGRITY OF THE GAME.
Guess what monday's WEEI Brady appearance will be about tomorrow ?sigh.
Lol at Volin pretending he is a real journalist.
Lol at Volin pretending he is a real journalist.
He should end his WEEI spot after, this season. Only do the absolute minimum required of him by the National Marketing League.
This? Again?
I know I might sound ridiculous, but it's more obvious than ever that Brady has done something to pee off the "elites," and I ain't talking hasbeens or former players, I'm talking about some very powerful people.
Deflategate
Now Trump
Now his rehab facility
What's next, he not the father of Gisele's kids?
I think there are two separate sets of issues here.
One is Tom Brady getting involved in a business venture with a guy who has a history of trouble with creditors and the FTC. Guerrero is apparently clear of those troubles now. So, this is a personal and professional judgment by Brady that none of us really have the data to question on the facts. But, in my experience in the business world, "tigers don't change their stripes," so, if I were Brady's friend or advisor I'd probably have advised him not to do this. But, as I said, Guerrero is now in the clear and Brady has more data than I have...hopefully.
Two is the creation of a revenue stream related to team play or preparation for team play by an NFL team that financially benefits one of its players, beyond his salary. I'm virtually certain that there would be nothing, in the view of the NFLPA, in the CBA that would specifically prohibit this, as I assume Brady had this checked out by his lawyers and no doubt was smart enough to get an opinion in advance in writing from the NFLPA that this was kosher. However, there are two risks here.
The first is the possible appearance of impropriety. An objective or unfriendly observer might ask whether players are in any way informally pressured to avail themselves of these services to the financial benefit of one of their teammates. I think it would be useful to step back and imagine how we would be reacting if Peyton Manning had set up a business venture related to their play on the field that put cash in his pocket directly from his teammates.
The second is that we should be very careful how we read the quotes about and from the NFL in the article:
The article quotes the NFL as saying “We are aware of the arrangement and have not determined that there is any violation of the CBA...’’ That is a different statement from "We have thoroughly reviewed the arrangement and we have determined that there is no violation of the CBA." It just says that they have not, based on their awareness, determined that there is a violation. The statement does not close the door on the subject. If you're willing to "trust" the NFL on that, well, I live in Manhattan and have a very nice bridge in lower Manhattan connecting the island to Brooklyn that I can sell you at a great price!
The article also says (probably referring to the above quote, but providing more information) that "The NFL says it is aware of the arrangement and has taken no action, despite questions from some specialists in sports law and economics about whether teams should pay for services by for-profit companies owned by their active players and whether the relationship provides value to Brady that should be counted against the club’s salary cap." There is a big difference between "taking no action" and approving the arrangement. The quote also suggests that lawyers and economists have gone to the NFL with concerns over this arrangement.
I doubt we've heard the end of this.
Brady also is very passionate about this topic and about guerrero so he never says no comment. He kinda puts his point across everytime. Even this week speaking to jim gray he was asked about the concussion movie and again brady talked about his next calling and how people can avoid injuries etc etc. Its his soft spot and weei guys will exploit it.the worst part is the hosts try to bait tb12 and it seems to work.
ask a few football questions which they don't care about, then ambush the GOAT with this guerrero nonsense. it's not like they deal with the guy so why do they care so much. same with the donald trump nonsense.
no more media tom.
Doesn't Brady have some ownership in under armour? I think instead of cash, he took stock as paymeent for his involvement (so i guess any of us can be owners of any public business or services aligned with the NFL*).Brady is an investor, he doesn't physically do anything (massages, therapy, sell drinks, etc.). If Brady owned 10% of Nike stock and the NFL teams ALL buy crap from Nike, the stock shoots up and TB makes a profit, is he skirting the salary cap by profiting from services or merchandise purchased by an NFL team?
This? Again?
I know I might sound ridiculous, but it's more obvious than ever that Brady has done something to pee off the "elites," and I ain't talking hasbeens or former players, I'm talking about some very powerful people.
Deflategate
Now Trump
Now his rehab facility
What's next, he not the father of Gisele's kids?
Like Bill Cosby, these people knew he liked to drug and take advantage of young girls, they just turned their heads and zipped their lips, while letting him do his thing. They've been quiet for years, now they come out, after using Cosby to try to get ahead, and talk about being raped. Why now?
Cosby obviously did something to get back in their good graces because he is suing the women and the tide is changing.
Onto Brady
These people already knew about Brady's business relationship with Kraft. I only found out montjs ago because I was snooping through his emails. The media already knew before that and they know that he and Trump are BFFs, they probably knew Brady liked flatter balls (whether he does or not, it's arguable), why come out with it now? Why are they so desperate to crucify Brady over some little trivial BS?
Why?
Who exactly did he piss off and why?
Lol at Volin pretending he is a real journalist.
Just wait till ESPN picks up this story....TB12gate.....
Guerrero legitimately sounds like a shady business man with a long history of fraud. I can't blame Ben Volin for wanting to write about this. He's just doing his job