By Alastair Talbot via Dailymail.com
Updated at 04:36 on October 22, 2023, 04:37 on October 22, 2023
- Brady and Vrabel led the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles together from 2001-08
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Mike Vrabel joked that Tom Brady won’t be able to attend his Patriots Hall of Fame ceremony because he “probably had some cosmetic events planned,” while the Titans head coach teased him ahead of this weekend’s event Former New England teammate.
“Tom sent a text to say congratulations, which I guess means he won’t be able to attend,” Vrabel, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Patriots, told 98.5 WBZ-FM in Boston ahead of Saturday’s formal ceremony in Foxborough. .’
The former linebacker, who retired after the 2009-2010 season, claimed Brady “probably had some grooming activities planned” and “wasn’t able to do it on Saturday morning.”
The 48-year-old added that he and Brady played on the same team for eight seasons and had some good times together, but he scoffed at the seven-time Super Bowl champion’s lack of experience since leaving the Northeast in 2008. “Become weak”.
“I texted him and said, ‘Remember when you used to be ruthless and just have that crap back and forth?'” Vrabel said. “That’s why we love coming to training and working every day.
“People would join the show team and talk back and forth, just to compete and practice. I was like… ‘When did you change?’ “
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick also revealed details about the dynamic at practice when Vrabel and Brady were still wearing red, white and blue before Saturday’s game.
“(Vrabel) is the type of guy who in practice will get reps at every position, free safety, strong safety, occasionally defensive line. If we’re trying to copy a certain player, he’s going to jump in and do it. That,” said the longest-tenured head coach in NFL history.
“It’s competitive, especially with him and (Tom) Brady, and honestly, a lot of fun at times.
“Mike has a great personality, a love for the game, a lot of passion, a lot of energy and a lot of toughness.”
Brady and Vrabel worked together for eight seasons in New England from 2001 to 2008, winning three Super Bowls.
Recently, there was widespread speculation that Brady was away from his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates for 11 days in August 2022 because he underwent some kind of plastic or cosmetic surgery that same month.
Brady was reportedly actually trying to repair his 13-year marriage to ex-wife Gisele Bundchen at the time.
Brady has stayed out of the spotlight since retiring for the second time last year (and “forever”), though he plans to become Fox’s lead NFL analyst next season and he’s also trying to buy a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.
As for Vrabel, his Titans fell to 2-4 overall heading into the bye week and were in danger of finishing last in the AFC South behind the Jaguars, Colts and Texans.
Tennessee will host the Atlanta Falcons on October 29th.