Tom Brady’s summer 2019 is already off to a hot start.
A week after receiving his sixth Super Bowl ring, Brady took time to celebrate Brazilian Valentines Day with his wife Gisele Bundchen on Wednesday.
The couple shared some heartfelt posts for each other over social media.
Over the weekend Tom Brady shared a photograph of all six of his Super Bowl rings following Thursdays reveal party at Robert Kraft’s home.
Which is Brady’s favorite?
“The Next One!!!” he wrote in an accompanying caption.
Brady and the Patriots are officially off until training camp opens in late July.
On Monday morning, head coach Bill Belichick cancelled the remaining two days of OTA’s.
On Sunday night, the sports world was rocked by news that former Boston Red Sox Designated Hitter David Ortiz was shot in the back at a bar.
Ortiz was at Santo Domingo’s Dial Bar Lounge in his native Dominican Republic.
The man who shot Ortiz was identified by local police as Eddy Feliz Garcia.
Garcia reportedly was captured and beaten by a crowd of people at the bar before his arrest.
Ortiz is expected to make a full recovery from the attack and will return to Boston for more treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The investigation into the cause of the shooting remains ongoing.
A few Patriots sent well wishes to the future baseball hall of famer over social media.
2019 continues to be a turnaround year for defensive tackle Danny Shelton.
After being benched for four of the final eight games, Shelton turned in his best performance during Super Bowl LIII.
Shelton helped the Patriots defense shut down the Los Angles Rams running game.
The Rams wound up averaging just 3.4 yards a carry by the end of the night.
Check out some of Shelton’s Super Bowl impact courtesy of CLNS Media’s Evan Lazar.
On Monday, the New England Patriots elected to bring back Shelton on a one-year deal as first reported by ESPN’s Field Yates.
Shelton thanked the Patriots for the new opportunity on Instagram while also revealing he will be a father later this summer.
Congratulations to Danny and family!
Over the weekend, Philadelphia Eagles defensive end and former New England Patriot Chris Long formally announced his retirement from football.
Long played 11 seasons in the NFL, eight with the St. Louis Rams, one with the Patriots, and two with the Eagles.
On Instagram Monday, Julian Edelman shared a funny congratulatory message, sharing a locker room photo from 2016 of Long wearing an eerily similar mask of Edelman’s face.
“Going to miss this guy being in the league. He was Great teammate, and even better example of how to be a pro. His ability to be involved with the community is second to none. The father he is and family man he is everything! He made the game more fun. All this said, still my second favorite Long. Love ya bubs and congrats on an amazing career!” Edelman wrote in a caption.
Kyle Van Noy also shared his congratulations.
Speaking with NBC Sports’ Peter King, Long reflected back on his time with the Patriots, mainly head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.
“In New England, I learned so much about football. I always thought I was a smart player, even though I never thought about anything but the six inches in front of my face. In New England, I was forced to learn so many schematic concepts. In my career playing football, nobody asked me to do as much as Bill Belichick did. I might be 3-technique, or a linebacker, or a linebacker dropping into coverage more than ever, or playing inside more than ever. I’ll always remember how much I learned watching Bill in practice. He can coach any position as good as any position coach in league. He can walk around the field and stop drills and coach each position—at the highest level. And the quality of the dudes. Solid men. The right kind of people.
Long later went on to say, “Tom Brady blew me away. Who’s the most famous athlete of our generation: Tom Brady? LeBron? Messi? Ronaldo? Serena Williams? Maybe I haven’t been around enough to know how the biggest stars really act. But Brady is a normal guy. When I got there, here comes Tom. ‘Hey Chris, I’m Tom, nice to meet you.’ Well, yeah, I know you’re Tom. A lot of people want to hate him for all the success, and I understand how you can dislike the Patriots, but I cannot understand how you can dislike Tom.”
Long walks away from the NFL with 70.5 sacks, 10 forced fumbles and 338 tackles and two Super Bowl rings (New England 2016 and Philadelphia 2017).
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has accomplished many things over the course of his life and now can add college graduate to his resume.
Last weekend Edelman completed his degree from Kent State University nearly ten years after leaving the school for the NFL.
He graduated with a bachelors degree as an integrated studies major.
Check out some video highlights from Edelman’s special day courtesy of the Patriots team cameras.
Leading up to graduation, Edelman shared the backstory behind his efforts to complete his education and Tom Brady saw an opportunity for a little laugh.
So far spring 2019 hasn’t been the nicest of weather in New England but for Tom Brady and Julian Edelman its the perfect training conditions.
On their social media accounts Friday, Brady and Edelman shared photos of their private workouts as they prepare to defend their Super Bowl title this fall.
No sun? No problem.
No days off.
“Air Kraft” showed off its newly updated championship color schemes this week.
The plane, personally owned by Robert Kraft, added a sixth Lombardi trophy to the tail along a new “6X Champions” emblem.
Check out some photos of the new look team plane shared by the Patriots Twitter account on Friday.
On Tuesday, newly retired tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrated his 30th birthday.
To celebrate the occasion, social media shared highlights from Gronk’s career on and off the field.
On Instagram, Gronk’s girlfriend Camille Kostek and Julian Edelman each shared their own birthday wish posts.
The five Super Bowl championship banners at Gillette Stadium will be adding a new member in September when the New England Patriots open the 2019 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Despite the game being five months away, preparation is already underway to accommodate the sixth banner.
The stadium Twitter account shared a photograph of construction to make room for the banner.
What a problem most teams would love to have.
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