It appears Robert Kraft reacted to Tom Brady’s snub just as his fan base did. The legendary quarterback officially announced his retirement after 22 years in the league Tuesday.
Brady’s retirement announcement consisted of nearly a thousand words, but there wasn’t a single mention of the team that he played the majority of his career with. No Patriots, no Robert Kraft, and certainly no Bill Belichick.
That lack of recognition quickly caught the eyes of social media and was met with displeasure by a large chunk of Patriots fans.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft was said to be far from thrilled with Tom Brady’s retirement post and Ted Johnson, a former Patriots linebacker, claimed that Kraft had a “temper tantrum” over Brady’s lengthy message.
“I was told earlier tonight that it was an unpleasant day today at the executive offices in Foxboro and that Robert Kraft initially when he first heard the news was very upset,” Johnson said. “He was screaming and he was yelling and there was a significant temper tantrum that he threw after he read this IG post. So, he was not happy about it in Foxboro, and I’m not surprised.”
It would take Brady some three hours to finally say something about the Patriots.
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Some have even suggested it was a calculated move by Brady, especially when considering the lone photo he posted is of him in a Buccaneers jersey at Gillette Stadium when he beat the Patriots back in Week 4.
There is clearly some bad blood there. Don’t look for Brady to sign a one day contract with the Patriots anytime soon.
However, they allowed him to walk out the door and finish his career away from Foxborough, so this could be a final jab on the part of Brady as he fades off into the sunset.
