Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Tom Brady doesn’t care about proving anything.
The narrative surrounding Tom Brady has grown somewhat lazy in recent years. Every move and decision he makes is attributed to this innate need to prove something to the NFL and media that let him slip to a later round in the draft; the same group that has declared his retirement early every year for the past five years it feels like.
Does Tom Brady like proving people wrong? Absolutely. The shots that he has taken on social media towards the naysayers in recent weeks prove that, but this view of Brady’s drive is also a disservice.