TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady His Thursday news conference began with an apology for the comment he made during his “Let’s Go!” speech. Podcast with Jim Gray Monday discussing the NFL season in comparison to military deployment.
Brady responded to questions by saying, “Earlier in the week, I made an announcement about playing football or the military and it wasn’t a good choice of words.” “I want to express my regret for any people who may have taken it in a different way. So I apologize.”
Gray and Brady were interviewed on the podcast. Brooklyn Nets Forward Kevin Durant“I almost see it like a football year, and I’m like, ‘Man! Here I go again. There is only one way. Jim and I have talked about it from time to time. How do you enjoy certain moments? It is possible to only be authentic to you, right?
“Whenever you might say, Oh, my god, I would love to, you know? Make sure I spend a little more of my time doing this! It comes down to competition. You’ll find yourself doing the same thing you have always done. That’s why you are who and what you are. You are going to go. How the f— can I do it? You already know this: What should I do?“
Some members of the military community expressed their disappointment on social media.
Brady has supported the military in the past. He visited Al Udeid Air Base in Doha in Qatar in 2018 to see Air Force and Army troops.
Brady was asked Thursday if it would be possible to clarify what he meant when he said that he compared the grind of an NFL football season to deployment. However, I am extremely grateful to all who have served. We are all playing a game and the military is protecting our country. They are two completely different things, and I should not have made that comparison.