New England Patriots QB Tom Brady is less than 48 hours away from kicking down the Gillette Stadium door and re-assuming his role as Top Dog in the locker room. Until then, he’s apparently filming an Under Armor commercial at Milton Academy, according to this Twitter video:
@jeffphowe Tom Brady throwing passes at Milton Academy for an Under Armour commercial #GOAT pic.twitter.com/P2Z4ULV1fM
— Billy Lacey (@BillyTLacey) September 30, 2016
Brady has been throwing with college players in secret, so working out at a high school for a commercial shouldn’t be a surprise.
You know what else shouldn’t be a surprise? This response to ESPN asking a Patriots fan if they can use this video on television:
@BillyTLacey Hi Billy! Did you shoot this? May we show on our TV&Web platforms w/your handle as its courtesy? Thanks!
— ESPNAssignmentDesk (@ESPNAssignDesk) September 30, 2016
@ESPNAssignDesk No chance ESPN, you all started Deflategate, do not use my video #loyaltytoTom
— Billy Lacey (@BillyTLacey) September 30, 2016
Oh, whoops. ESPN has been updating a whole section dedicated to Tom Brady over the past month and they were one of the driving forces behind making DeflateGate a national story.
ESPN incorrectly reported that 11 of the 12 footballs were 2 PSI below the limits and when they were called out for being wrong, they updated the story to “significantly” underinflated, which is still wrong. Multiple ESPN employees acted as mouthpieces for the NFL, “reporting” leaks from the league offices, even if they were wrong or misleading.
Of course a Patriots fan won’t go out of their way to provide video to ESPN. That’s the least surprising reaction I’ve ever seen.
Lacey’s response yielded some pretty great responses from other Patriots fans.
@BillyTLacey pic.twitter.com/uK1CkZbzYI
— SeattlePatsFan (@SeattlePatsFan) October 1, 2016
@BillyTLacey @ESPNAssignDesk pic.twitter.com/XXbhfngvQ8
— Jason Graziadei (@JasonGraziadei) October 1, 2016
@BillyTLacey @ESPNAssignDesk pic.twitter.com/GW1vVwjUuV
— Robert Snell (@robertsnell7) October 1, 2016
@BillyTLacey @ESPNAssignDesk pic.twitter.com/YDTEbvFpjA
— BostonPJ (@RobJohnson1145) September 30, 2016