One of the more tiresome storylines to emerge in the aftermath of Tom Brady’s retirement earlier this week, was him not mentioning his old club in the statement released on social media. He named multiple people as well as his team of the last two years, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but did not spend a word on the New England Patriots or their fans.
This led to a lot of negative feedback, mainly, as one would expect, on social media and sports talk radio. Whether or not in response to that, or already planned regardless of said statement, Brady released a career retrospective on Thursday — one that heavily features the Patriots and thanks them, their fans and the New England region as a whole.