New England Patriots legend Tom Brady sent a message to Robert Kraft before the Super Bowl.
NFL legend Tom Brady was widely criticized this week after he said he didn't have a "dog in the fight" in Sunday's Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.
Brady won six NFL championships with the Patriots, so fans, pundits, current and former players were confused why the future Hall of Famer wasn't rooting for New England.
However, it appears the seven-time Super Bowl champion is cheering for the Patriots.
Brady is currently an NFL analyst for Fox and a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, who have the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Universally recognized as the best QB of all time, Brady won six rings with the Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Michigan product went 7-3 in the Super Bowl.
New England won its six championships in the Brady era in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Brady won his lone ring with Tampa Bay in 2021.
"Josh McDaniels, who's been a great friend of mine as well," Brady said. "And again, you root for people and you want them to have great performances. ... I just wanna see good football. I wanna see good plays, good throws, good strategy, good decisions.
"I think there's always different chapters in your life and you have different chapters and moments that you go through where you're affiliated with a certain team. At Michigan, and then I was with the Patriots for 20 years. I was with Tampa for three amazing years. I've been in broadcasting. Now I'm an owner of the Raiders. So those memories that I have are forever ingrained in me, and I'm indebted to all the people who worked so hard to help make our team successful."
The Patriots are one win away from winning the Super Bowl in Drake Maye's second NFL season and in Mike Vrabel's first season as head coach. It's been an incredible turnaround in New England.
Vrabel won three Super Bowls as a star linebacker for the Patriots. He could become the first person in NFL history to also win as a head coach for the same franchise.
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