Tom Brady was previously happy to talk about his friendship with Donald Trump. The New England Patriots quarterback said Trump is his friend, and he supports his friends. Brady, however, went silent and walked out of a press conference when he was asked about the crude comments where the Republican presidential nominee said he gropes and kisses women without their consent. Brady decided to break his silence during his weekly hit with Boston radio show Kirk and Callahan on WEEI Monday morning.
via FTW:
“Like I said, I met him, you know, I guess, 16 — 15, 16 years ago. So we’ve just played golf together many, many times and, you know, I’ve always had a good time with him. Like I said, he’s been a friend of mine, supported our team. He’s been on the Patriots sidelines a lot and always called me after games to encourage me over the course of 15 years. And, you know, so that’s kind of the way it is.”
When asked why he shut down the “locker room talk” question last week, Brady said, “It’s just the way it is right now.”
“Obviously there’s a lot of headlines to make, and I’ve tried not to make a lot of headlines. I’ve been in an organization where we’re taught to say very little, we have respect for our opponents and we don’t do the trash-talking.”
“The thing I’ve always thought is I don’t want to be a distraction for the team. That’s what my goal is. Not that there are things I’ve said and done that haven’t been, but you try not to be. It’s just hard enough to win and prepare without the distractions so when you start having the distractions it’s even harder to prepare.”
Brady says he is going to vote but won’t reveal who he’s working for.
“Yeah, I’ll vote. Maybe we’ll talk about it after Super Tuesday or whatever it is.”
