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David Ortiz makes blunt request to Patriots as Tom Brady's free agency looms

If David Ortiz ran the New England Patriots, we wouldn't still be discussing where Tom Brady will play in 2020.

The Boston Red Sox legend attended Granite Telecom's annual "Saving By Shaving" charity event Thursday in Quincy, Mass., and fielded an inevitable question about Brady's pending free agency.

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According to The Boston Globe's Ben Volin, Ortiz's advice for the Patriots regarding their star quarterback consisted of three words.