Posted on Apr 24, 2015
What's your opinion on Tom Brady not going to the White House with the Patriots?
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On Thursday, April 23rd the New England Patriots made their way to the White House to be honored by President Barack Obama for their victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX. However, a storyline erupted before the ceremony even began; Tom Brady wasn't able to go due to a "family committment".
I watched ESPN's First Take this morning, featuring Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless debating about Brady's absence and whether is was unacceptable or not. SAS commented that unless it's a family emergency or something major, you should respect the office that the President occupies and attend the ceremony. Now he also mentioned that the wording of his reason to NOT be there was a 'family committment'. Maybe we hear more about it, maybe we don't. Skip more or less didn't address the issue, but did comment earlier about the Deflategate joke Obama made that "fell flat", or so it seemed.
What do you all think? Is it okay that Tom Brady wasn't there, or is it a slap in the face to the President? Maybe both?
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I watched ESPN's First Take this morning, featuring Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless debating about Brady's absence and whether is was unacceptable or not. SAS commented that unless it's a family emergency or something major, you should respect the office that the President occupies and attend the ceremony. Now he also mentioned that the wording of his reason to NOT be there was a 'family committment'. Maybe we hear more about it, maybe we don't. Skip more or less didn't address the issue, but did comment earlier about the Deflategate joke Obama made that "fell flat", or so it seemed.
What do you all think? Is it okay that Tom Brady wasn't there, or is it a slap in the face to the President? Maybe both?
Invite others to respond by typing @name
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
Big time "NO SHOW". He also won the Maxwell Football Award (older than the Heisman) and a private jet was sent to pick him up, pilots called the President of the Maxwell and asked where he was since they were on the tarmac waiting for him and as the story goes, he said he decided at the last minute to go out with his then girlfriend, now wife, and stood up over 1000 people who paid big bucks to see him at the two day event, including me and press galore. No respect for him anymore, nor will I as he obviously continues his ways.
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He exercised his right and I applaud him ... ESPECIALLY if it somehow managed to "slap" Mr. Obama in the face!
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SPC Patrick Caldwell
I personally believe there's not a thing wrong with him skipping out on it. I think some people feel differently because he's the unofficial "face of the franchise".
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