Tom Brady takes it to The Worldwide Leader

Posted on Wed May 14, 2008 at 09:59:21 AM EST in NFL
More on: Tom Brady, ESPN, Patriots, Spygate, NFL (all tags)

Spygate is the story that just won't die. Months after the story first surfaced, it's still a hot topic with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell taking to a podium on Monday afternoon in order to spill the beans concerning Matt Walsh, former New England video assistant. Goodell basically said no new information came from the interview with Walsh, meaning this story could actually reach the end of its lifespan after all. Of course, if you ask Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, it wouldn't have ever been a topic of conversation if it wasn't for that damn ESPN and all their muscle-headed analysts.

Appearing on the Boston radio station WEEI, Brady suggested that the reason Patriotgate has stayed in the news is that the media in general and ESPN specifically are looking to fabricate a controversy.

"I think it's a way to really sell newspapers, and all the ESPN stations, they've got to fill the air, too," Brady said.

When it was pointed out to Brady that many of the ex-NFL players who work at ESPN were harshly critical of the Patriots and suggested that they gained a huge advantage from stealing signals, Brady said, "It's just kind of the environment right now, though. I think that's the way that guys make it. They just say the craziest things. That's what ESPN has become. ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."

C'mon Tom, give ESPN a little more credit than that. They don't just fabricate stories and say outlandish things. After all, you remember the high level of dignity and class they displayed during the Sean Taylor tragedy, don't you?

By the way, MTV used to have videos?!?

Links:
[BostonHerald.com]: Tom Brady: Ordeal remains `dead issue'
[FanHouse]: Tom Brady Rips ESPN

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