OP, thanks for sharing....people forget that the Pats players are real people, with many of the same issues as us normal folk. My neighbor up the street in my row home community north of Baltimore was Don Shinnick, #66, outside linebacker for the Colts in the 50-60's. All the kids idolized him because he was a Colt, but even more so because he came out in the back alley and played catch with us, helped out at the church down the street, taught Sunday school and was just a great person. There are a lot of players just like Don Shinnick and Tom Brady. The author did a great job of conveying that message.