Tom Brady Rips ESPN

Filed under: Patriots, NFL Media Watch, Boston, Featured Stories, The Word, ESPNPatriots quarterback Tom Brady ripped ESPN today for its coverage of the Patriots' Spygate scandal.Appearing on the Boston radio station WEEI, Brady suggested that the reason Patriotgate has stayed in the news is that the media in general and ESPN specifically are looking to fabricate a controversy. "I think it's a way to really sell newspapers, and all the ESPN stations, they've got to fill the air, too," Brady said. When it was pointed out to Brady that many of the ex-NFL players who work at ESPN were harshly critical of the Patriots and suggested that they gained a huge advantage from stealing signals, Brady said, "It's just kind of the environment right now, though. I think that's the way that guys make it. They just say the craziest things. That's what ESPN has become. ESPN, to me, is like MTV without the videos, ESPN is without the highlights."ESPN is the 800-pound gorilla in American sports, and a lot of athletes wouldn't want to take the boys in Bristol on. But Brady is one of the few athletes popular enough to take on the Worldwide Leader and not have to worry about repercussions. It will be interesting to see whether ESPN reports Brady's comments. more...