FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Dutifully fulfilling his league-mandated obligation, Tom Brady stands at the podium wearing that diffusing smile of his and that Patriots ski cap with the beanie on top of it.
And, just like on Sundays when everyone wearing an opposing defensive uniform wants a piece of him, the Patriots quarterback never wavers.
Brady is as adept in his press conferences as he is in the pocket with hungry pass rushers nipping at his cleats.
Just like he does in the pocket — dissecting opposing defenses before throwing the ball to his receivers — there is an internal alarm clock inside Brady’s brain during his sessions with the press that tells him when to cut short his time with reporters.