Asante Samuel woke up and chose chaos. Not football chaos, not hot-take chaos. Full-blown “I might see you in the parking lot” chaos. And somehow, Tom Brady is the target.
Here’s what happened. The Super Bowl LX rolls around. Mike Vrabel, former linebacker and current head coach, is coaching in the big game. Patriots fans are emotional, nostalgia is flowing and feelings are loud.
Then Tom Brady goes to say he’s not picking sides.
No rally cry, no “Let’s go Vrabel,” no Patriots hoodie. Just calm, neutral, corporate-friendly Brady energy.
That did not sit well with Asante Samuel.
Samuel, a former Patriots player and longtime Brady teammate, took to social media and basically said, he is highly disappointed in Brad. Then he cranked it up to eleven. He claimed he might “beat up” Tom Brady for not publicly supporting Vrabel.
Former Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, a two-time Super Bowl champion with New England, didn’t mince words when addressing Brady‘s neutrality on Sirius XM’s WEEI during Super Bowl week.
“If you’re a Patriot for life, you know what it is,” Wilfork said, taking issue with Brady’s characterization of his position. “Don’t give me that political bull crap.”
Another former Patriot, Asante Samuel, expressed his disappointment on social media.
Samuel pointedly highlighted Brady’s lack of explicit support for current Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, who has led New England to its first Super Bowl appearance since 2018.
Samuel posted on X:
“Tom Brady I am highly I mean highly disappointed in you not rooting for your ex teammate, Mike Vrabel who is about to do something special.
I’m going to fye your ass up one of these mornings.”
At the end of the day, nobody is fighting anyone. Tom Brady is not squaring up, Asante Samuel is not pulling up. This is just former teammates arguing on the internet like uncles at a cookout.
But wow, for a guy with “no dog in the fight,” Brady sure caused one. NFL drama stays undefeated.
