As the Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots were scheduled for a visit with President Barack Obama at the White House.  One person was noticeably absent, the Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady.  According to the Patriots, Brady had a previously planned “family commitment” but that was proven to be untrue.  So why did the famous QB skip the visit?

As it turns out though, Brady wasn’t with his family when the Patriots went to Washington DC on the morning of April 23. According to ESPN.com, the Patriots quarterback was actually at Gillette Stadium getting some stretching in while the rest of the team was visiting with Obama.

Less than 24 hours later, Brady was at an Apple Store in New York City checking out the company’s new Apple watch.

According to the Boston Herald, it’s very possible that Brady’s still bitter about a Deflategate joke the White House made after a Brady press conference in January — and because of that joke, he decided not to attend the April 23 festivities.

After the 40-minute press conference in January, a press conference where Brady never sounded completely sure of himself, White House press secretary Josh Earnest released a statement insinuating that Brady wasn’t very good at lying.

“The one thing I can tell you is that for years it’s been clear that there is no risk that I was going to take Tom Brady’s job as quarterback of the New England Patriots,” Earnest said. “But I can tell you that as of today, it’s pretty clear that there’s no risk of him taking my job, either.”

Apparently, that statement rubbed Brady the wrong way.

There had been speculation that Brady missed the trip because of his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, but it turns out that they’ve only been married for 46 years, according to the Herald.

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Source: CBS Sports