Tom Brady is the master of using personal slights as fuel, but at least publicly, he’s not doing that over missing out on the Pro Bowl.
Brady was a high-profile absence from the Pro Bowl rosters announced Tuesday. A day later, he had no interest in arguing over it, simply saying team success mattered more to him. Brady said, via Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk:
"This year, there [were] a lot of great candidates at a lot of positions and a lot of teammates that I wish they would’ve made it. You’ve just got to keep trying to go out there and earn it. I think ultimately, for me, it’s about winning games. I think individual accolades have a certain place, [but] the most important thing for me has always been about winning football games. I wish we were 14-0 at this point, [but] we’re not — we haven’t deserved it. We haven’t played to that level yet, but hopefully we can play at a much higher level this Saturday.”
Brady downplaying a possible snub? It’s odd to see. After all, the guy has thrown for 3,886 yards and 32 touchdowns this season. He certainly had a Pro Bowl case. And we know it’s not because he’s mellowed out: He even roasted someone for slighting him just this week.
Of course, there’s nothing stopping Brady from using this to fuel him privately. It could be that simple.
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