Tom Brady had no sympathy for fellow quarterback Baker Mayfield after the latter accused him of making a “stressed” setting on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady closed out his profession on the Florida NFL crew after profitable six Tremendous Bowls with the New England Patriots. He gained a last Tremendous Bowl with the Buccaneers in 2021.
Two weeks in the past, Mayfield appeared on the Casa De Klub podcast the place he mentioned Brady had left behind a “high-strung setting” within the locker room.
Brady responded to the claims whereas calling the Buccaneers’ recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday (September 29).
“I assumed aggravating was not having Tremendous Bowl rings,” Brady mentioned through the broadcast. “There was a mindset of a champion I took to work on daily basis. This wasn’t daycare – if I needed to have enjoyable, I used to be going to Disneyland with my children.
“There’s a approach to strategy this recreation and it’s with the precise mindset to push one another outdoors of our consolation zone, and nice teammates do this.”
Brady added that he had “no apologies” for his aggressive spirit.
Talking to the press after the Buccaneers’ 33-16 win, Mayfield mentioned his feedback had been misinterpreted and praised Brady’s mindset.
“I feel plenty of that received taken out of context, and none of it was private by any means,” Mayfield mentioned. “It’s simply what he demanded of the blokes, and that’s the aura of Tom Brady. And that’s what he did to convey a championship right here.”
Mayfield had beforehand mentioned on the podcast look: “The constructing was a bit bit completely different with Tom in there. Clearly, playing-wise, Tom is completely different. He had all people dialed in, high-strung setting, so I feel all people was fairly stressed.”
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He continued: “You hear a few of the tales about if he didn’t like a sure play name and he didn’t prefer it all through the week and so they nonetheless name it within the recreation, there may need been a throwaway on objective or throwing it on the working again or receiver’s ft. There have been plenty of thoughts video games occurring.”
Employed to switch Brady, Mayfield has beforehand praised his predecessor as the best of all time. On a 2023 episode of NFL Now, Mayfield mentioned, “He’s the best quarterback to ever play the sport, and he deserves that recognition. I’m going to be myself, and Tom was himself. I respect the whole lot he did, and clearly individuals round right here have labored with him, so I’m going to try to decide their mind about how he did it, how he operated and sure issues that have been the difference-makers and who he’s.”
He added: “I’m enthusiastic about it. These are large sneakers to fill, however I’m simply going to try to put on my very own.”
