1 00:00:20,646 --> 00:00:21,939 {\an8}Any deplorables out here? 2 00:00:32,824 --> 00:00:34,535 {\an8}Thank you, everybody. 3 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:36,954 {\an8}Thank you very much. 4 00:00:38,497 --> 00:00:39,581 {\an8}So... 5 00:00:39,581 --> 00:00:42,125 {\an8}I was in the plane and they handed me a letter, 6 00:00:42,125 --> 00:00:45,003 {\an8}and it was from Coach Belichick. 7 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:49,508 So, we called, we said, 8 00:00:49,508 --> 00:00:53,262 {\an8}"Do you think that Mr. Trump could read that letter 9 00:00:53,262 --> 00:00:55,264 {\an8}to the people of New Hampshire?" 10 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:58,892 {\an8}He said, "Absolutely, if you'd like." 11 00:00:59,351 --> 00:01:03,272 {\an8}So, he writes, "Congratulations on a tremendous campaign. 12 00:01:04,105 --> 00:01:07,943 {\an8}You have dealt with an unbelievable, 13 00:01:07,943 --> 00:01:10,779 {\an8}slanted and negative media... 14 00:01:11,655 --> 00:01:13,115 {\an8}...and have come out... 15 00:01:14,032 --> 00:01:15,409 ...beautifully. 16 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:17,411 Hopefully, tomorrow's election 17 00:01:17,411 --> 00:01:22,249 will give the opportunity to make America great again." 18 00:01:23,584 --> 00:01:25,127 Make America great again! 19 00:01:26,378 --> 00:01:30,591 "Best wishes for great results tomorrow... 20 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:31,967 Bill Belichick." 21 00:01:31,967 --> 00:01:36,638 {\an8}U-S-A! 22 00:01:36,638 --> 00:01:38,849 {\an8}Last night, Trump read a letter of support 23 00:01:38,849 --> 00:01:41,059 he said came from Patriots coach Bill Belichick. 24 00:01:41,059 --> 00:01:44,438 {\an8}Of all the things to keep out of the locker room, 25 00:01:44,438 --> 00:01:46,607 {\an8}isn't politics number one? 26 00:01:46,607 --> 00:01:48,984 {\an8}Didn't see that coming from Belichick, because, really, 27 00:01:48,984 --> 00:01:51,570 he doesn't talk about anything normally at all. 28 00:01:51,570 --> 00:01:55,282 You don't say shit to the press. You get your shit on and get out of here. 29 00:01:55,282 --> 00:01:57,201 We don't need to hear anything from you. 30 00:01:57,826 --> 00:02:00,621 {\an8}Having always told people in the locker room 31 00:02:00,621 --> 00:02:03,457 {\an8}not to say anything publicly, because it was a distraction, 32 00:02:03,457 --> 00:02:04,791 {\an8}why did you choose 33 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:09,713 to make a public statement that you told Donald Trump he could read? 34 00:02:10,422 --> 00:02:13,842 Yeah, my relationship with Donald Trump isn't political. 35 00:02:13,842 --> 00:02:17,304 I knew him long before he ever got involved in politics. 36 00:02:17,304 --> 00:02:21,099 So... Donald was a friend and... 37 00:02:21,099 --> 00:02:23,602 I wrote a personal letter. 38 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:26,897 When the letter came out, 39 00:02:26,897 --> 00:02:30,192 {\an8}I felt kind of like, "Man, we got kind of bamboozled." 40 00:02:31,568 --> 00:02:34,696 Bill always said things like, "We don't want to have to be in the media 41 00:02:34,696 --> 00:02:36,365 talking about these different things." 42 00:02:36,365 --> 00:02:39,826 Like, I had some opinions I might have wanted to share, 43 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:42,996 but out of respect to the team, I didn't. 44 00:02:44,498 --> 00:02:46,375 I personally thought it was very hypocritical. 45 00:02:47,668 --> 00:02:51,380 The Patriot way, it starts with respecting the men you work alongside 46 00:02:51,380 --> 00:02:53,257 and trying to put the team first. 47 00:02:53,257 --> 00:02:56,134 I mean, that's the foundation for this place. 48 00:02:57,094 --> 00:03:00,222 {\an8}I just don't think he was connected enough with his players at the time 49 00:03:00,222 --> 00:03:02,558 {\an8}to realize that that was going to, you know, 50 00:03:02,558 --> 00:03:05,519 {\an8}have an impact on the locker room. 51 00:03:08,105 --> 00:03:12,526 They have completed the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. 52 00:03:13,986 --> 00:03:16,572 By the end of that 2016 season, 53 00:03:17,072 --> 00:03:19,741 {\an8}the Patriots had a Super Bowl win that was historic. 54 00:03:21,118 --> 00:03:25,122 But instead of solidifying and cementing what they were all about, 55 00:03:25,122 --> 00:03:27,708 the team's foundation had started to be chipped at. 56 00:03:29,793 --> 00:03:34,798 {\an8}And over the next year, we start to see a crumbling of relationships... 57 00:03:35,799 --> 00:03:37,259 {\an8}...diminishing enjoyment... 58 00:03:38,427 --> 00:03:41,346 ...and a certain level of dysfunction. 59 00:03:53,192 --> 00:03:56,111 From the way the season started 60 00:03:56,111 --> 00:03:58,780 to the way it ended, 61 00:03:58,780 --> 00:04:02,075 {\an8}I can say that this Super Bowl win 62 00:04:02,075 --> 00:04:06,163 {\an8}was unequivocally the sweetest one of them all. 63 00:04:07,039 --> 00:04:09,458 And if you think that was sweet, 64 00:04:09,458 --> 00:04:13,921 wait until you see what we've prepared next. 65 00:04:14,713 --> 00:04:19,091 Rather than serve a traditional carrot cake for dessert, 66 00:04:19,091 --> 00:04:23,222 we offer a reward that is caked in carats. 67 00:04:23,931 --> 00:04:27,851 Super Bowl champions, open your rings now. 68 00:04:43,992 --> 00:04:45,619 I told you 69 00:04:45,619 --> 00:04:48,121 we were gonna bring this sucker home. 70 00:04:48,830 --> 00:04:52,251 And we brought it home. Let's go! 71 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:54,419 Let's go! 72 00:04:59,258 --> 00:05:01,009 {\an8}After that Super Bowl win, 73 00:05:01,009 --> 00:05:04,972 {\an8}Tom Brady solidified himself as the Patriots quarterback for evermore. 74 00:05:06,181 --> 00:05:08,308 And over the next few months, you began to realize 75 00:05:08,308 --> 00:05:11,186 that Tom was going to live in a way that he felt 76 00:05:11,186 --> 00:05:13,397 took advantage of what he had accomplished. 77 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:17,943 Tom started spending less time worrying about what Bill thought was okay 78 00:05:17,943 --> 00:05:19,695 and did his own thing. 79 00:05:19,695 --> 00:05:24,283 And you saw all of the Brady industry start to explode and mushroom. 80 00:05:27,911 --> 00:05:29,663 I love the sport of football, 81 00:05:29,663 --> 00:05:32,708 and it's nice to be here in Tokyo to share it with you. 82 00:05:32,708 --> 00:05:37,045 What's gonna take you from the level that you're at now to being even better? 83 00:05:37,045 --> 00:05:38,881 Hard work, dedication, 84 00:05:38,881 --> 00:05:42,467 {\an8}and never let anybody tell you that you can't do something. 85 00:05:45,846 --> 00:05:48,557 I'm faster now and quicker now than, you know, 86 00:05:48,557 --> 00:05:50,517 when I first started playing football. 87 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:51,727 You're faster at age 40 88 00:05:51,727 --> 00:05:53,854 - than at age, like, 18? - Yeah. 89 00:05:53,854 --> 00:05:56,273 If there's a magic formula, 90 00:05:56,273 --> 00:05:59,902 you'll find it inside this fitness facility near Gillette Stadium. 91 00:05:59,902 --> 00:06:04,489 It's called the TB12 Sports Therapy Center. 92 00:06:05,449 --> 00:06:08,493 The building of the TB12 business 93 00:06:08,493 --> 00:06:13,207 {\an8}represented a new kind of independence for Tom. 94 00:06:13,874 --> 00:06:19,087 {\an8}Tommy was starting to separate from "team first all the time." 95 00:06:20,464 --> 00:06:22,090 As that happened, 96 00:06:22,090 --> 00:06:25,761 it created a certain amount of tension with Bill. 97 00:06:26,678 --> 00:06:32,059 Especially when it came to Tommy's relationship with Alex Guerrero. 98 00:06:37,189 --> 00:06:39,107 All right, are we ready? 99 00:06:42,611 --> 00:06:47,074 Just generically feet, and then we'll hit legs, two special spots and arm? 100 00:06:47,074 --> 00:06:49,451 Perfect. Okay, face up first. 101 00:06:53,038 --> 00:06:54,957 Oh, you're getting in there today. 102 00:06:55,832 --> 00:06:57,960 There's a little residue right there. 103 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:03,674 Tom and I, you know, we share a very special relationship. 104 00:07:10,764 --> 00:07:12,224 Okay, relax there. 105 00:07:12,224 --> 00:07:15,310 When you're doing manual therapy and there's a physical component, 106 00:07:15,310 --> 00:07:20,232 along with, I think the emotion of helping someone, you know, get out of pain, 107 00:07:20,232 --> 00:07:22,317 {\an8}there's some sort of, you know, connection. 108 00:07:22,317 --> 00:07:24,194 {\an8}People call it having a soulmate. 109 00:07:24,194 --> 00:07:25,821 That feels good. 110 00:07:26,321 --> 00:07:30,075 It became friendship, it became family, it became a brotherhood. 111 00:07:35,789 --> 00:07:37,040 Blueberry froth? 112 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,377 - What is that right there? - This is a good mixture. 113 00:07:40,377 --> 00:07:44,298 Over the years, my relationship with Alex really blossomed. 114 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,470 There's many moments where Alex helped me through tough times, 115 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:52,431 physically, mentally, emotionally. 116 00:07:53,140 --> 00:07:57,144 I mean, I remember back in 2004, I was dealing with elbow pain 117 00:07:57,144 --> 00:07:59,897 and I couldn't throw at training camp. 118 00:08:00,772 --> 00:08:03,066 God damn, let's wake up! 119 00:08:03,901 --> 00:08:06,445 For the quarterbacks, we've thrown 12 straight days, so, 120 00:08:06,445 --> 00:08:07,863 you really get worn down. 121 00:08:08,780 --> 00:08:12,868 When I went to the treatment people, it wasn't helping. 122 00:08:12,868 --> 00:08:15,954 But when I met Alex for the first time, 123 00:08:15,954 --> 00:08:18,415 my pain went away in my elbow, in my whole life. 124 00:08:18,415 --> 00:08:20,375 So I was like, "How the fuck did you do that?" 125 00:08:21,376 --> 00:08:24,129 Pliability is the core part of our method. 126 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,090 I just believe, if I can keep your muscles pliable, 127 00:08:27,090 --> 00:08:30,093 they can sustain the forces that are put upon them. 128 00:08:30,844 --> 00:08:35,515 But if they are tight or restricted, well, then the load has to go somewhere. 129 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:38,602 So, load's either going to go on your ankle, knee, hip joint, 130 00:08:38,602 --> 00:08:41,020 your low back, where people often find pain. 131 00:08:41,980 --> 00:08:44,441 How often do you do the pliability training? 132 00:08:44,441 --> 00:08:45,859 As often as I can. 133 00:08:45,859 --> 00:08:49,696 Alex and I work together at least five or six days a week. 134 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:52,282 Tom caught on early and then he bought in early. 135 00:08:52,282 --> 00:08:55,410 So, over the course of years, you'd be able to see the effect, 136 00:08:55,410 --> 00:08:57,371 playing at a high level at age 40. 137 00:08:58,038 --> 00:08:59,623 40's just a number. 138 00:09:00,916 --> 00:09:04,211 We set off on this journey together. 139 00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:07,256 A journey of really being proactive about your health. 140 00:09:08,549 --> 00:09:09,633 And over that time, 141 00:09:09,633 --> 00:09:13,053 I really encouraged all my other teammates to do the same. 142 00:09:13,053 --> 00:09:16,348 {\an8}I think there has to be, like, a medium in everything. I feel like... 143 00:09:16,348 --> 00:09:17,516 {\an8}you have to have strength, 144 00:09:17,516 --> 00:09:20,644 {\an8}but you have to have pliability and flexibility. You have to have... 145 00:09:20,644 --> 00:09:23,981 {\an8}I'm not an anti-weight guy. Everyone thinks I'm anti-weights. 146 00:09:23,981 --> 00:09:27,401 {\an8}I think weights with pliability are optimal. That's what you want. 147 00:09:27,401 --> 00:09:30,362 I think you should train for what you want to get out of your training. 148 00:09:30,362 --> 00:09:32,865 You need to be strong, Jules. You just take a look. 149 00:09:32,865 --> 00:09:34,324 You need to be strong. 150 00:09:35,659 --> 00:09:37,494 And I was like, "Guys, this works for me." 151 00:09:37,494 --> 00:09:39,955 I had elbow pain my whole life. I don't have elbow pain. 152 00:09:39,955 --> 00:09:44,376 I had a shoulder that has had hundreds of thousands of throws, 153 00:09:44,376 --> 00:09:48,755 that if you were to do an MRI of it, it would look pristine. 154 00:09:49,798 --> 00:09:52,759 At that point, Brady was basically evangelical 155 00:09:52,759 --> 00:09:54,845 about the things Alex had done for him. 156 00:09:55,345 --> 00:10:00,267 And suddenly there's a lot of players who are working with Guerrero, 157 00:10:00,267 --> 00:10:02,019 including Rob Gronkowski. 158 00:10:03,061 --> 00:10:05,772 But when Belichick found out, 159 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:08,901 things in the building kind of... 160 00:10:10,068 --> 00:10:12,446 {\an8}Welcome to training camp. 161 00:10:14,573 --> 00:10:17,034 The year before, I punctured my lung 162 00:10:17,034 --> 00:10:21,371 {\an8}and my back was actually blown out, and that ended my season that year. 163 00:10:22,706 --> 00:10:25,334 So, coming back was very difficult. 164 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:31,465 I had a terrible off-season. 165 00:10:31,465 --> 00:10:34,635 Coach Belichick had a meeting with me that I was not producing, 166 00:10:34,635 --> 00:10:36,929 that I looked slow, that I looked awful. 167 00:10:36,929 --> 00:10:39,139 I swear Bill was about to cut me. 168 00:10:42,351 --> 00:10:46,271 After that, I went to TB12, and let me tell you, 169 00:10:46,271 --> 00:10:49,483 after about a couple sessions, I started to feel the difference. 170 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:53,612 Good. Relax. Good job. Good work. 171 00:10:53,612 --> 00:10:56,865 My back started loosening up. All the pain was going away. 172 00:10:57,783 --> 00:11:02,329 When I hit the practice field, my speed was coming back 173 00:11:02,329 --> 00:11:05,332 and I was like, "Holy shit, that's magic!" 174 00:11:06,041 --> 00:11:10,212 But there was something with my following Tom Brady's method 175 00:11:10,212 --> 00:11:11,797 that some people didn't like. 176 00:11:13,966 --> 00:11:14,967 One of the interesting things 177 00:11:14,967 --> 00:11:18,345 about Rob Gronkowski subscribing to the TB12 method was 178 00:11:18,345 --> 00:11:22,349 Brady and Alex Guerrero don't push weights all over the place. 179 00:11:22,349 --> 00:11:24,476 So, Gronk was saying, "I'm not doing squats," 180 00:11:24,476 --> 00:11:28,355 when the Patriots' strength and conditioning folks were asking him to. 181 00:11:28,355 --> 00:11:32,734 At that point, Belichick, in front of other players, said to Gronk, 182 00:11:32,734 --> 00:11:36,238 "You're not doing these squats, you're just doing all this fucking band stuff. 183 00:11:36,238 --> 00:11:39,825 No wonder you get thrown around on the field. You're weak." 184 00:11:41,910 --> 00:11:45,122 In Bill's eyes, I believe there was too many chefs in the kitchen. 185 00:11:46,665 --> 00:11:51,336 Just having this other non-Patriot affiliated professional in the building, 186 00:11:51,336 --> 00:11:55,299 {\an8}I can see where, you know, as a Patriots trainer, 187 00:11:55,299 --> 00:11:58,927 {\an8}kind of, the tension was... could mount there. 188 00:12:00,554 --> 00:12:02,181 Guerrero was basically 189 00:12:02,181 --> 00:12:05,434 pissing on Belichick's strength and conditioning staff. 190 00:12:05,434 --> 00:12:07,728 And the thing about Alex Guerrero that was difficult 191 00:12:07,728 --> 00:12:10,564 was he had had, in his past, instances 192 00:12:10,564 --> 00:12:13,567 where he was kind of looked at as a snake oil salesman, a charlatan. 193 00:12:13,567 --> 00:12:17,613 {\an8}He was presenting himself as a doctor, a medical doctor, which he is not. 194 00:12:17,613 --> 00:12:20,157 {\an8}- Yeah. - He claimed 195 00:12:20,157 --> 00:12:23,118 {\an8}he could save lives of terminally ill patients. 196 00:12:24,286 --> 00:12:25,704 {\an8}- Couldn't back that up. - No. 197 00:12:25,704 --> 00:12:28,081 {\an8}- Now he's handling lots of players. - Yes. 198 00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:31,084 {\an8}And the training staff, I'm sure, is outraged over this, 199 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:33,045 {\an8}because they don't believe in it. 200 00:12:33,045 --> 00:12:37,216 {\an8}Players can talk to whoever they want to outside the building. 201 00:12:37,925 --> 00:12:41,094 But you can't have somebody in your building giving conflicting advice 202 00:12:41,094 --> 00:12:44,139 {\an8}against what your training staff are saying, 203 00:12:44,139 --> 00:12:47,684 {\an8}against what your strength and conditioning staff are saying. 204 00:12:47,684 --> 00:12:50,187 {\an8}You know, giving off a mixed message. 205 00:12:50,187 --> 00:12:53,440 {\an8}The New England Patriots have stripped Tom Brady's trainer, 206 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:58,237 {\an8}business partner, and close friend Alex Guerrero of various team privileges. 207 00:12:58,237 --> 00:13:02,241 Guerrero is no longer permitted to treat players other than Brady 208 00:13:02,241 --> 00:13:05,702 in the office and is reportedly banned from boarding Patriots' jets. 209 00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:09,331 {\an8}Guerrero's sideline access has also been revoked. 210 00:13:17,339 --> 00:13:20,717 How did you react when Bill told you that he was 211 00:13:20,717 --> 00:13:23,387 removing Alex from the sideline or the team planes? 212 00:13:25,848 --> 00:13:27,808 {\an8}I don't really agree with your question. 213 00:13:29,017 --> 00:13:30,894 {\an8}So I don't know what you're talking about. 214 00:13:32,229 --> 00:13:33,647 How do you know what he said? 215 00:13:34,940 --> 00:13:38,318 So are you saying the report that the access was...? 216 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:41,446 I'm not saying anything. I mean, how do you say that he said anything? 217 00:13:41,446 --> 00:13:42,990 You don't know anything about that. 218 00:13:42,990 --> 00:13:47,327 I have a lot of conversations with him. So, those are private between he and I. 219 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:49,913 And I don't think anyone knows what we talk about. 220 00:13:49,913 --> 00:13:52,499 I've never talked about it. He's never talked about it. 221 00:13:54,501 --> 00:13:57,713 The whole situation, it caused a lot of animosity. 222 00:13:58,297 --> 00:14:02,676 And, I mean, it was so stupid, because Alex is an amazing guy. 223 00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:04,803 He kept me healthy. I mean, if I look at... 224 00:14:04,803 --> 00:14:07,806 There's no way I played probably 12 years in the NFL 225 00:14:07,806 --> 00:14:10,100 without his commitment to me and our team. 226 00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:13,437 And then instead of getting credit for it, he got blamed, 227 00:14:13,437 --> 00:14:16,273 and I kept going, "What the fuck is wrong with you people?" 228 00:14:17,566 --> 00:14:20,110 There was a lot of turmoil with Alex and the Patriots, 229 00:14:20,110 --> 00:14:22,112 and I just didn't really understand it. 230 00:14:22,112 --> 00:14:24,990 I'd be like, "Tom, why are you getting hounded... 231 00:14:25,824 --> 00:14:29,369 ...when you're 40 years old and you're putting up numbers... 232 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:31,830 ...like you're 23 years old? 233 00:14:31,830 --> 00:14:33,999 You're still the best quarterback in the league." 234 00:14:33,999 --> 00:14:37,169 I just didn't get it. And he would never have an answer for me. 235 00:14:37,169 --> 00:14:40,339 He'd be like, "You know, Rob, I don't know fucking either." 236 00:14:40,339 --> 00:14:43,675 {\an8}Reason to wonder if all is good between Brady and Belichick? 237 00:14:43,675 --> 00:14:46,178 {\an8}I don't know how you can not wonder that, 238 00:14:46,178 --> 00:14:48,805 {\an8}because if we've learned anything about Tom Brady, 239 00:14:48,805 --> 00:14:52,601 {\an8}who otherwise has been fairly and intentionally private 240 00:14:52,601 --> 00:14:54,311 {\an8}about his life and inner circle, 241 00:14:54,311 --> 00:14:56,313 {\an8}is that Alex Guerrero sits at the center of it. 242 00:14:56,313 --> 00:14:58,023 {\an8}This is Tom Brady's guru. 243 00:14:58,023 --> 00:15:01,693 {\an8}- This guy convinced Tom Brady... - To eat avocado slices? 244 00:15:01,693 --> 00:15:04,863 {\an8}- Right. He is the avocado shake-meister. - Right. 245 00:15:04,863 --> 00:15:07,366 {\an8}Tom Brady thinks he can play till he's 100 years old. 246 00:15:07,366 --> 00:15:09,618 {\an8}You know what it seems like to me? It's a turf battle. 247 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:13,830 The whole thing with Guerrero was a power struggle. 248 00:15:14,331 --> 00:15:16,917 {\an8}You've got Brady trying to establish his ground here 249 00:15:16,917 --> 00:15:19,044 {\an8}and Belichick trying to hold his. 250 00:15:19,044 --> 00:15:21,755 You just have to think about the arc of their relationship. 251 00:15:23,340 --> 00:15:28,011 {\an8}And the game is over, and the Patriots are Super Bowl champions! 252 00:15:29,346 --> 00:15:32,224 How about that, baby? How about that one? 253 00:15:32,975 --> 00:15:36,979 At the beginning, Brady looked at Belichick as a mentor, 254 00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:39,398 who he totally admired and trusted. 255 00:15:39,398 --> 00:15:42,484 This is an example of what happens when guys believe in each other. 256 00:15:42,484 --> 00:15:45,779 And my coach, you know, it's always with the support. 257 00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:47,531 Dream come true. 258 00:15:47,531 --> 00:15:51,201 He'd say exactly what Bill wanted him to say. 259 00:15:52,202 --> 00:15:57,165 And during the season, he was even willing to be a punching bag for Bill Belichick. 260 00:15:57,833 --> 00:15:59,042 I can't stand it. 261 00:15:59,042 --> 00:16:01,712 Run it again. Huddle up and run it again, Brady. 262 00:16:01,712 --> 00:16:05,215 If Belichick said it was good for the team, Brady would do it. 263 00:16:06,884 --> 00:16:09,678 {\an8}But now, 15 years later, 264 00:16:09,678 --> 00:16:12,723 Brady's exerting some independence 265 00:16:12,723 --> 00:16:14,725 and Bill's losing some power. 266 00:16:15,642 --> 00:16:17,144 Not just with Guerrero. 267 00:16:17,144 --> 00:16:21,857 In the middle of the season, there was also the incident with Jimmy Garoppolo. 268 00:16:21,857 --> 00:16:24,943 We begin tonight with the trade that no one saw coming. 269 00:16:24,943 --> 00:16:29,907 {\an8}The Patriots dealing Jimmy Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers. 270 00:16:29,907 --> 00:16:34,494 {\an8}Garoppolo, it seemed, was being groomed as the heir apparent to Tom Brady. 271 00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:39,625 {\an8}I believe Coach Belichick was ready to move on without Tom Brady. 272 00:16:39,625 --> 00:16:44,463 And Mr. Kraft, he viewed Tom Brady like a son, and told Belichick, 273 00:16:44,463 --> 00:16:47,049 "You will move Jimmy Garoppolo." 274 00:16:48,342 --> 00:16:50,385 I never asked him to do it. 275 00:16:50,385 --> 00:16:55,891 {\an8}I just told Bill that we weren't trading Brady ever, 276 00:16:55,891 --> 00:16:59,353 so... that made it a little awkward. 277 00:16:59,353 --> 00:17:03,357 Bill Belichick was grieving after they traded Garoppolo. 278 00:17:03,357 --> 00:17:06,693 It's as if he lost his best quarterback friend. 279 00:17:08,069 --> 00:17:13,367 You could just sense that the divide between Brady and Belichick... 280 00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:15,493 ...it was widening. 281 00:17:17,871 --> 00:17:20,457 Are you still meeting with Tom and the quarterbacks 282 00:17:20,457 --> 00:17:23,544 on a weekly basis like you have over the... 283 00:17:23,544 --> 00:17:25,753 pretty much for every year? 284 00:17:26,547 --> 00:17:28,799 I meet with all the players all the time. 285 00:17:30,133 --> 00:17:33,637 How would you describe just the dynamic with you and Tom 286 00:17:33,637 --> 00:17:35,931 in terms of the working relationship? 287 00:17:35,931 --> 00:17:38,016 Has anything changed this year? 288 00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:41,854 Well, every year's different. 289 00:17:44,273 --> 00:17:48,861 We talked to a lot of your veteran players from the 2017 season. 290 00:17:49,486 --> 00:17:53,740 {\an8}Many of them said that this was the most difficult season they had. 291 00:17:53,740 --> 00:17:55,576 {\an8}Why do you think that is? 292 00:17:58,036 --> 00:18:01,248 I don't know. Every year in the NFL is a challenging season. 293 00:18:01,248 --> 00:18:03,667 You'd have to ask them why they said that. 294 00:18:05,794 --> 00:18:08,630 That whole year, Tom and Bill, 295 00:18:08,630 --> 00:18:11,133 it was like two parents fighting at each other. 296 00:18:11,758 --> 00:18:13,260 There was always so much tension. 297 00:18:13,260 --> 00:18:16,597 It was like, right when you opened up that door, 298 00:18:16,597 --> 00:18:19,308 your asshole is just super tight, 299 00:18:19,308 --> 00:18:22,644 like you're just walking around, like, clenching your butt cheeks. 300 00:18:22,644 --> 00:18:26,023 That's what it felt like. I thought I was the only one that felt that. 301 00:18:26,023 --> 00:18:27,357 But then I asked other people. 302 00:18:27,357 --> 00:18:30,235 {\an8}As a player on that team that year, 303 00:18:30,235 --> 00:18:32,654 {\an8}I could feel the tension building. 304 00:18:32,654 --> 00:18:35,199 {\an8}It was just weird. You just feel it. 305 00:18:35,199 --> 00:18:36,825 {\an8}It's just something you just can feel 306 00:18:36,825 --> 00:18:40,454 within people, within yourself, within the team. 307 00:18:40,454 --> 00:18:43,081 {\an8}That was a trialing year. 308 00:18:43,081 --> 00:18:46,460 Not just because of what's happening behind the scenes, 309 00:18:46,460 --> 00:18:47,961 in the building... 310 00:18:48,670 --> 00:18:53,592 ...but also what's going on socially all over the country. 311 00:18:54,968 --> 00:18:57,596 Felt like there was tension everywhere. 312 00:18:59,765 --> 00:19:01,934 We're proud of our country. 313 00:19:01,934 --> 00:19:04,686 We respect our flag. 314 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,527 Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, 315 00:19:11,527 --> 00:19:13,820 when somebody disrespects our flag, 316 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:19,076 to say, "Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out, he's fired? 317 00:19:20,285 --> 00:19:21,870 He's fired!" 318 00:19:26,375 --> 00:19:29,169 {\an8}When Trump started weighing in on the NFL... 319 00:19:29,169 --> 00:19:31,672 {\an8}I was appalled. The President of the United States 320 00:19:31,672 --> 00:19:33,924 {\an8}was attacking a group of mostly Black players 321 00:19:33,924 --> 00:19:36,885 who were taking the knee during the national anthem. 322 00:19:37,845 --> 00:19:41,014 They were protesting in a peaceful manner against inequality. 323 00:19:42,224 --> 00:19:45,519 Well, I think it's a lack of respect for our country. 324 00:19:45,519 --> 00:19:49,523 I really said they should try another country, see if they like it better. 325 00:19:49,523 --> 00:19:52,985 The things that Trump would say, it made me angry. 326 00:19:54,027 --> 00:19:57,406 {\an8}But here we were, we were seen as, like, Team Trump. 327 00:19:59,199 --> 00:20:04,872 Trump's either friends or friendly with the top three people of our organization. 328 00:20:06,039 --> 00:20:08,750 Kraft's relationship with him, they were friends. 329 00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:10,836 Tom had a hat in his locker. 330 00:20:11,503 --> 00:20:13,422 Bill wrote a letter to him. 331 00:20:14,798 --> 00:20:17,885 When the faces of the team 332 00:20:17,885 --> 00:20:21,388 support something individually that has nothing to do with the team, 333 00:20:21,388 --> 00:20:25,142 that gets thrown on the team, and we all have to take that. 334 00:20:25,851 --> 00:20:31,857 So, when Trump called us sons of bitches, the whole locker room is talking about, 335 00:20:31,857 --> 00:20:34,860 "What are we gonna do during the anthem?" 336 00:20:38,572 --> 00:20:42,159 We take you now to the field for the playing of the national anthem. 337 00:20:45,746 --> 00:20:48,290 Stand up! 338 00:20:53,128 --> 00:20:55,130 It's a disgrace. They should be standing. 339 00:20:55,130 --> 00:20:56,924 I liked what the president's saying. 340 00:20:56,924 --> 00:20:59,551 If you're not gonna stand for this country, you're fired. 341 00:21:00,177 --> 00:21:03,597 Belichick and Kraft should do something about it. Fire 'em. 342 00:21:05,724 --> 00:21:09,853 You felt the impact right away. You heard the boos. 343 00:21:11,104 --> 00:21:14,608 And like, if this is what we think most of our Patriot fans feel, 344 00:21:14,608 --> 00:21:16,485 then they don't know us as players. 345 00:21:17,444 --> 00:21:21,823 Those men that they come and cheer for, jerseys they buy... 346 00:21:22,658 --> 00:21:24,159 ...they don't know us. 347 00:21:24,952 --> 00:21:30,040 Everyone went to work worn down. You were like, man, like, this is hard. 348 00:21:30,582 --> 00:21:34,670 This is a unique time and a unique place, but we're making the most of it. 349 00:21:34,670 --> 00:21:38,632 We're navigating it as we go. And we're winning on the way. 350 00:21:39,216 --> 00:21:42,886 But, the one thing is, when you play for the Patriots, 351 00:21:42,886 --> 00:21:46,849 like, every year we felt like we had an opportunity to win a championship. 352 00:21:46,849 --> 00:21:52,688 And when you feel like that, everyone says to themselves, like, 353 00:21:52,688 --> 00:21:54,565 "Let's just try to win a championship." 354 00:21:54,565 --> 00:21:56,733 You know what I mean? Like, "You do your job." 355 00:21:58,652 --> 00:22:01,363 Look, fellas, this is just about doing our job. 356 00:22:01,363 --> 00:22:03,615 Just cover your man. 357 00:22:03,615 --> 00:22:06,034 Do what you're supposed to do. 358 00:22:06,743 --> 00:22:08,287 "Do your job." 359 00:22:09,079 --> 00:22:12,082 {\an8}On the one hand, there's something admirable about it. 360 00:22:12,082 --> 00:22:15,919 {\an8}It's a very scaled-back idea of America for itself. 361 00:22:15,919 --> 00:22:18,130 {\an8}That we're just all about the work. 362 00:22:18,130 --> 00:22:20,716 But it's also totally soul-sucking. 363 00:22:21,466 --> 00:22:23,385 Brady under center. 364 00:22:23,385 --> 00:22:26,722 Burkhead takes off and he fights for it. 365 00:22:26,722 --> 00:22:28,182 Touchdown. 366 00:22:29,099 --> 00:22:30,601 Walking off with another victory. 367 00:22:30,601 --> 00:22:34,146 Fourteen consecutive road games. 368 00:22:35,105 --> 00:22:37,441 They are just winning. 369 00:22:38,442 --> 00:22:41,445 Brady. Gronk pulls it down for the two. 370 00:22:41,445 --> 00:22:45,199 You're looking at the greatest quarterback. He's the MVP of the league. 371 00:22:45,949 --> 00:22:48,076 And they're doing it without a smile. 372 00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:51,580 They're doing it without a great deal of personality. 373 00:22:51,580 --> 00:22:53,707 Every week now, the games keep getting bigger. 374 00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:55,584 We're playing for more every week. 375 00:22:55,584 --> 00:22:58,128 They're getting bigger, so we gotta approach 'em that way. 376 00:22:58,128 --> 00:22:59,963 Very business-like. 377 00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:02,257 Very cold. 378 00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:04,635 Joyless. 379 00:23:05,552 --> 00:23:07,471 Brady, looking in the end zone. 380 00:23:07,471 --> 00:23:10,015 Now gets rid of it for the touchdown! 381 00:23:10,015 --> 00:23:12,017 Easy New England touchdown. 382 00:23:12,017 --> 00:23:14,895 And the Patriots will head to the post-season. 383 00:23:14,895 --> 00:23:19,483 Even when they made the playoffs, they were not welcoming you to the party. 384 00:23:19,483 --> 00:23:20,943 There was no party. 385 00:23:20,943 --> 00:23:24,738 Hey, do your job, right? Go there and score, huh? 386 00:23:24,738 --> 00:23:26,990 Brady throws it. 387 00:23:26,990 --> 00:23:28,784 Touchdown, Amendola. 388 00:23:28,784 --> 00:23:30,160 Belichick ecstatic. 389 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:31,870 Yeah, Belichick going wild. 390 00:23:32,788 --> 00:23:34,289 The clock hits zero 391 00:23:34,289 --> 00:23:37,251 and the Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl. 392 00:23:37,251 --> 00:23:39,878 Did you think anything else was gonna happen? 393 00:23:40,379 --> 00:23:44,216 At the end of the day, this team was tied together 394 00:23:44,216 --> 00:23:46,760 by the idea 395 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,847 that all of this is worth it... 396 00:23:50,556 --> 00:23:51,849 ...if we win. 397 00:23:53,767 --> 00:23:56,645 Hey, folks, come on in out of the cold 398 00:23:56,645 --> 00:24:00,065 and into the US Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. 399 00:24:00,732 --> 00:24:05,988 {\an8}Philadelphia taking on New England as we get set for Super Bowl 52. 400 00:24:07,656 --> 00:24:10,742 And now, the AFC champions, 401 00:24:10,742 --> 00:24:13,328 New England Patriots. 402 00:24:15,914 --> 00:24:18,292 For the Patriots going into this game, 403 00:24:18,292 --> 00:24:21,587 there's been 5 Super Bowl championships, 7 Super Bowl appearances. 404 00:24:21,587 --> 00:24:23,964 The two constants, Bill Belichick, the coach, 405 00:24:23,964 --> 00:24:26,008 and the quarterback, Tom Brady. 406 00:24:26,842 --> 00:24:28,594 Bill Belichick and Tom Brady 407 00:24:28,594 --> 00:24:30,971 are the most successful duo in NFL history. 408 00:24:30,971 --> 00:24:34,808 But lately here's been a lot of noise around the Patriots organization, 409 00:24:34,808 --> 00:24:37,019 and it doesn't sound as if it's quieted. 410 00:24:39,271 --> 00:24:42,191 I remember going into that game feeling like, 411 00:24:42,191 --> 00:24:44,401 "All right, this was a long year." 412 00:24:44,401 --> 00:24:46,945 I think that was a year where guys will tell you, 413 00:24:46,945 --> 00:24:49,781 "Man, maybe I didn't love ball the way I should have." 414 00:24:49,781 --> 00:24:54,453 But our quest to win the title is not gonna change. 415 00:24:54,453 --> 00:24:56,872 Our end goal is the same as it's always been. 416 00:24:56,872 --> 00:24:59,249 It's to win a championship, to win a Super Bowl. 417 00:24:59,249 --> 00:25:02,628 They told me I could only give this speech once in a lifetime! 418 00:25:02,628 --> 00:25:04,421 But we back, fellas! 419 00:25:05,130 --> 00:25:07,257 I remember getting ready to go, 420 00:25:07,257 --> 00:25:11,386 trying to give the team the boost, the lift, just doing what I normally do. 421 00:25:11,386 --> 00:25:13,639 We dominate, fellas, no tomorrow. 422 00:25:13,639 --> 00:25:15,265 Dominate on three. One, two, three! 423 00:25:15,265 --> 00:25:16,517 Dominate! 424 00:25:16,517 --> 00:25:19,186 Little did we know we're about to witness 425 00:25:19,186 --> 00:25:22,814 one of the greatest New England mysteries of all time. 426 00:25:23,649 --> 00:25:27,819 Malcolm Butler very emotional on the sideline. 427 00:25:29,112 --> 00:25:30,906 I was very emotional, man. 428 00:25:30,906 --> 00:25:33,825 Like, I didn't feel like I was being treated right, 429 00:25:33,825 --> 00:25:37,955 because I didn't find out until the game 430 00:25:37,955 --> 00:25:39,915 {\an8}that I wasn't going to play. 431 00:25:39,915 --> 00:25:42,167 Well, I got a chance to speak with Bill Belichick 432 00:25:42,167 --> 00:25:45,003 and I asked him why he did not start Malcolm Butler 433 00:25:45,003 --> 00:25:47,548 and why Butler's not playing on defense and he said, 434 00:25:47,548 --> 00:25:51,260 "I made the decisions that give us the best chance to win." 435 00:25:52,010 --> 00:25:53,929 If you'd told me going into the game, 436 00:25:53,929 --> 00:25:55,389 "Malcolm Butler's not going in. 437 00:25:55,389 --> 00:25:57,724 Do you think that helps you win?" I would say no. 438 00:25:58,725 --> 00:26:01,645 For that year, 98 percent of the time, 439 00:26:01,645 --> 00:26:04,857 Malcolm was on the field playing with us on defense. 440 00:26:05,941 --> 00:26:09,945 And then 3 years before, at Super Bowl 49, 441 00:26:09,945 --> 00:26:12,072 he saves the game. 442 00:26:13,282 --> 00:26:15,659 Intercepted! Intercepted to Malcolm Butler! 443 00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:20,789 Malcolm Butler, unreal! 444 00:26:22,124 --> 00:26:24,751 As players, I know that we all felt strongly 445 00:26:24,751 --> 00:26:27,796 that Malcolm should've been out there, but that's not our call. 446 00:26:28,589 --> 00:26:32,801 And at the end of the day, we trust our coach. 447 00:26:34,928 --> 00:26:38,599 Two weeks of hype, and as the great John Madden used to say, 448 00:26:38,599 --> 00:26:40,601 "It's time for a game to break out." 449 00:26:42,603 --> 00:26:44,438 Brady begins this drive. 450 00:26:48,192 --> 00:26:49,651 Big hole, left side. 451 00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:54,239 James White, inside the ten, takes it to the end zone. 452 00:26:54,239 --> 00:26:55,490 Touchdown, Patriots. 453 00:26:57,117 --> 00:26:58,952 Let's fucking go! 454 00:27:00,954 --> 00:27:02,414 When we scored, 455 00:27:02,414 --> 00:27:05,125 {\an8}I remember telling Bill, "I don't think they can stop us." 456 00:27:05,792 --> 00:27:08,170 But, as things continued, 457 00:27:08,170 --> 00:27:11,590 I just felt like the game was, like, out of control. 458 00:27:12,174 --> 00:27:14,009 And they're gonna snap it, 459 00:27:14,009 --> 00:27:17,930 and it's Trey Burton who throws... Caught, touchdown! 460 00:27:17,930 --> 00:27:19,723 Wow! 461 00:27:19,723 --> 00:27:21,099 Philly's scoring... 462 00:27:21,725 --> 00:27:23,310 Brady. Caught! 463 00:27:23,310 --> 00:27:25,562 Gronkowski for the touchdown. 464 00:27:26,188 --> 00:27:27,981 And we're scoring again. 465 00:27:28,774 --> 00:27:31,985 Both teams were putting up a lot of points and yards, 466 00:27:31,985 --> 00:27:33,695 and it's like, "Holy cow, 467 00:27:33,695 --> 00:27:36,406 is this really gonna be who has the ball last?" 468 00:27:39,493 --> 00:27:41,954 Pass goes up to the 23-yard line. 469 00:27:41,954 --> 00:27:46,124 Agholor breaks away and picks up a first down. 470 00:27:46,124 --> 00:27:48,877 This defense for the New England Patriots, 471 00:27:48,877 --> 00:27:51,547 they are really struggling with this pace. 472 00:27:51,547 --> 00:27:55,801 Butler still on the bench. Has not played a defensive snap tonight. 473 00:27:57,052 --> 00:27:59,972 Seeing how the game was transpiring, it's like, well, 474 00:27:59,972 --> 00:28:02,432 man, we kinda need him in there right now. I mean, 475 00:28:02,432 --> 00:28:05,853 can we get him in there to stop the bleed? 476 00:28:08,146 --> 00:28:09,565 Fake to Blount. 477 00:28:09,565 --> 00:28:12,234 Foles fires down the sideline. Caught, first down. 478 00:28:12,818 --> 00:28:14,236 Damn it! 479 00:28:14,236 --> 00:28:16,864 They were getting creamed defensively. 480 00:28:16,864 --> 00:28:18,949 And Bill's not putting him in. 481 00:28:19,950 --> 00:28:22,119 It can't be performance-based. 482 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:24,580 {\an8}He played practically every snap your entire season. 483 00:28:24,580 --> 00:28:26,957 {\an8}And it's like, "What is going on here?" 484 00:28:27,457 --> 00:28:30,043 Why was Malcolm Butler sitting on the sidelines? 485 00:28:30,043 --> 00:28:35,966 I don't have one bit of information about that to this day. 486 00:28:35,966 --> 00:28:38,427 I talked to coaches, other players, like, 487 00:28:38,427 --> 00:28:42,389 none of us ever heard what happened or why it happened. 488 00:28:42,973 --> 00:28:47,811 People still ask me that now, to this day, "Why you didn't play in the Super Bowl?" 489 00:28:47,811 --> 00:28:50,022 I'm like, "I don't know, man, coach's decision." 490 00:28:51,857 --> 00:28:54,651 But the thing about it, I really don't know. 491 00:28:54,651 --> 00:28:56,486 I really don't. 492 00:28:57,863 --> 00:29:02,409 Just to, like, leave me watching my team suffer 493 00:29:02,409 --> 00:29:05,329 when I know I can help them... 494 00:29:06,580 --> 00:29:08,582 ...like, not one rep. 495 00:29:10,083 --> 00:29:11,710 Not one rep. 496 00:29:16,298 --> 00:29:19,551 The pass into the end zone and it is... 497 00:29:19,551 --> 00:29:21,720 Yes, touchdown! 498 00:29:22,763 --> 00:29:26,892 Bill Belichick watching his defense pretty much getting shredded. 499 00:29:32,731 --> 00:29:34,691 In the 2017 season, 500 00:29:34,691 --> 00:29:37,444 Malcolm Butler played 98 percent of the snaps. 501 00:29:37,444 --> 00:29:41,990 Why was he only on the field for one play during the Super Bowl? 502 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:44,910 Matt, we've talked about that. 503 00:29:47,579 --> 00:29:49,456 I didn't ask you about it. 504 00:29:56,713 --> 00:29:58,590 What has been told to me 505 00:29:58,590 --> 00:30:02,594 is that there was something personal going on 506 00:30:02,594 --> 00:30:07,474 between Bill and Malcolm that was not football-related. 507 00:30:08,725 --> 00:30:13,063 Hey, fellas, just do our job now. Read our keys on the play action. 508 00:30:13,063 --> 00:30:14,523 Just do our job! 509 00:30:15,399 --> 00:30:19,987 I always felt that every decision Bill had made 510 00:30:19,987 --> 00:30:24,950 had been to put what was in the best interests of the team first 511 00:30:24,950 --> 00:30:26,869 and put emotion aside. 512 00:30:27,703 --> 00:30:31,707 But with Malcolm, he did just the opposite. 513 00:30:32,457 --> 00:30:36,420 It's a 1-point game. The clock keeps on ticking. 514 00:30:36,420 --> 00:30:39,590 The Philadelphia Eagles trying to win the big game. 515 00:30:47,848 --> 00:30:51,268 Caught over the middle and into the end zone! 516 00:30:51,268 --> 00:30:52,728 It's over! 517 00:30:53,812 --> 00:30:56,607 The Eagles have beaten the New England Patriots! 518 00:30:57,524 --> 00:30:59,151 The confetti flies, 519 00:30:59,151 --> 00:31:01,612 and it's the color of green. 520 00:31:10,245 --> 00:31:14,791 I remember walking off the field that night just really confused. 521 00:31:15,542 --> 00:31:18,337 That was the biggest game of our lives at the moment, 522 00:31:18,337 --> 00:31:20,214 and Malcolm's not on the field. 523 00:31:20,964 --> 00:31:23,634 That shit kind of pisses me off still today. 524 00:31:25,636 --> 00:31:28,597 I mean, we played our asses off. 525 00:31:29,723 --> 00:31:32,267 Tom threw for 500-plus yards, 526 00:31:32,267 --> 00:31:35,729 which in the Super Bowl had never been done. 527 00:31:37,189 --> 00:31:40,400 {\an8}We're out there literally putting our bodies on the line, 528 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:44,196 {\an8}our heads on the line for, you know, our friends, our family, our teammates, 529 00:31:44,196 --> 00:31:46,698 and to not get an explanation, like... 530 00:31:47,491 --> 00:31:50,494 I felt like we got cheated a little bit, honestly, and I don't... 531 00:31:50,494 --> 00:31:52,246 I don't feel bad saying that. 532 00:31:54,706 --> 00:31:56,792 When we lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, 533 00:31:56,792 --> 00:31:59,628 I was like, "I'm done." I remember there were so many guys 534 00:31:59,628 --> 00:32:03,215 {\an8}in the shower after the game. Like, "Dude, I'm so glad the fucking season's over. 535 00:32:03,215 --> 00:32:04,925 {\an8}I'm getting the fuck out of here." 536 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,470 After that Super Bowl... 537 00:32:09,388 --> 00:32:11,932 ...I've never been in a more, sort of, horrified, 538 00:32:11,932 --> 00:32:13,892 dejected-feeling... 539 00:32:14,977 --> 00:32:16,228 ...locker room. 540 00:32:18,522 --> 00:32:22,776 It seemed pretty clear that Belichick might have been losing the team, 541 00:32:22,776 --> 00:32:26,822 and that quite a few unhappy players 542 00:32:26,822 --> 00:32:28,866 were leaving that off-season... 543 00:32:30,284 --> 00:32:32,119 ...including Malcolm Butler. 544 00:32:33,453 --> 00:32:37,916 {\an8}He makes this post where he says goodbye, and... 545 00:32:37,916 --> 00:32:41,545 {\an8}Brady commented very glowingly and lovingly. 546 00:32:43,797 --> 00:32:46,508 He seemed to be very sympathetic 547 00:32:46,508 --> 00:32:49,261 to Malcolm's plight, whatever that was. 548 00:32:50,554 --> 00:32:53,932 And then Danny Amendola, who's been this real fixture and receiver 549 00:32:53,932 --> 00:32:56,852 that Brady had this real connection with also left. 550 00:32:57,936 --> 00:33:00,939 {\an8}At that point, Gronk comments 551 00:33:00,939 --> 00:33:04,776 {\an8}on some post of Danny Amendola's, writing, 552 00:33:04,776 --> 00:33:06,778 "Be free, be happy." 553 00:33:06,778 --> 00:33:09,072 It felt like there was a mutiny! 554 00:33:11,074 --> 00:33:14,411 It was kind of a shot, you know, at Coach Belichick a little bit, 555 00:33:14,411 --> 00:33:18,123 because it just didn't feel like you could be 556 00:33:18,123 --> 00:33:22,503 who you really wanted to be that whole entire year with the Patriots. 557 00:33:22,503 --> 00:33:23,587 Go! 558 00:33:25,589 --> 00:33:28,800 It was weird. It was like, football's already stressful. 559 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:33,764 Why are we adding more when we're already doing everything we possibly are doing? 560 00:33:33,764 --> 00:33:37,017 It's just so un-fucking-necessary. 561 00:33:41,813 --> 00:33:43,607 {\an8}All right, boys? 562 00:33:47,027 --> 00:33:50,197 So... how are you feeling, man? 563 00:33:51,281 --> 00:33:53,075 I'm feeling, um... 564 00:33:55,827 --> 00:33:57,412 It's a loaded question. 565 00:34:01,166 --> 00:34:02,543 It's a big commitment. 566 00:34:03,961 --> 00:34:08,382 I've given my body, my everything, every bit of energy for 18 years to it. 567 00:34:09,675 --> 00:34:11,717 And you go, "What are we doing this for?" 568 00:34:12,344 --> 00:34:15,304 You know, "What are we doing this for? Who are we doing this for? 569 00:34:15,304 --> 00:34:16,514 Why are we doing this?" 570 00:34:17,181 --> 00:34:19,393 You gotta have answers to those questions, 571 00:34:19,393 --> 00:34:21,645 and they have to be with a lot of conviction. 572 00:34:22,688 --> 00:34:25,983 When you lose your conviction, you probably should be doing something else. 573 00:34:31,071 --> 00:34:32,447 At that point... 574 00:34:33,614 --> 00:34:35,534 ...I don't think Tommy was himself. 575 00:34:37,034 --> 00:34:42,498 Over the years, he made a lot of sacrifices to be with us. 576 00:34:43,708 --> 00:34:47,713 And I don't think he felt appreciated. 577 00:34:49,339 --> 00:34:53,385 I realized we were coming near the end, 578 00:34:53,385 --> 00:34:58,432 and I was just trying to hold it together the best I could.