The lead-up to Super Bowl 60 has been mired in controversy. The Seattle Seahawks will take on the New England Patriots in the game to decide this year’s Super Bowl champion, but it feels like the focus has been off the field for the game.
Beyond the halftime show, there has been plenty of off-field topics that have caused strife ahead of the big game. First, former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was leaked to not be a first ballot Hall of Famer, which went viral with the football world unable to understand how the coach with the most Super Bowl wins didn’t get into the Hall of Fame.
Then, former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady opted to try to stay impartial when it came to the game. He is currently an announcer for Fox and a minority owner for the Las Vegas Raiders. Still, it struck many the wrong way when he wasn’t rooting for the team he spent 20 years with.
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After that, it was leaked that Patriots owner Robert Kraft was also not selected to the Hall of Fame his first time on the ballot, despite his having more Super Bowl rings than any team owner in history.
Whether it was the omission of his former head coach and team owner to the Hall of Fame, or whether it was former teammates speaking out against his decision, Brady has seemingly switched up his Super Bowl stance.
Here is more about Brady changing his tune around the Super Bowl 60 matchup between the Seahawks and Patriots.
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Tom Brady changes Super Bowl tune
Brady is arguably the greatest quarterback of all-time. He went from being a sixth-round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft to winning seven Super Bowls and three MVP Awards. Before Belichick and Kraft were snubbed from their Hall of Fame enshrinement, Brady was considered a no doubt first ballot Hall of Famer.
When it came time to discuss the Super Bowl matchup between New England and Seattle, the internet was shocked when not only did he not support the Patriots, but the way he abstained from the debate. Brady said, “I don’t have a dog in the fight in this one. May the best team win. And in terms of the Patriots, this is a new chapter in New England, and I’m glad everyone’s embraced the Mike Vrabel regime, all the amazing players that have worked so hard to get their club to this position. We did it for 20 years. There was a little bit of a hiatus in there, but the Patriots are back, and it’s a very exciting time for everyone in New England.”
Brady’s comments not only surprised football fans, but also his former teammates. Vince Wilfork, who played defensive tackle for the Patriots from 2004 to 2014 said, “That’s bull-crap, Tom. Come on now. This ain’t political, what it is. Raiders ain’t in it. Say what it is. What, what do you see? … Man, look, at the end of the day, if you’re a ‘Patriot for life,’ you know what it is. Don’t give me that political bullcrap. That’s just what it is. If you don’t think we’re going to win, just pick Seattle then, right? Don’t straddle the fence.”
Former tight end Rob Gronkowski also weighed in on Brady’s comments. He said, “I’m not Tom. I haven’t talked to him yet since the Patriots have been in the Super Bowl. Because he probably wants to be the quarterback. He’s that competitive. He probably wants to be the guy in the Super Bowl right now.” Gronkowski tried to reason Brady’s comments, but when he was asked about his own pick, he was clear and said, “I’m rooting for the Patriots. What’s great about the Patriots being in the Super Bowl is … it’s bringing back just how dominant the Patriots are.”
Another of Brady’s former teammates Asante Samuel posted several times on Twitter about Brady not supporting the Pats. In one post he said, “Tom Brady I am highly I mean highly disappointed in you not rooting for your ex teammate, (current Patriots head coach) Mike Vrabel who is about to do something special.”
The backlash caused Brady to reconsider his stance.
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Who is Tom Brady supporting in Super Bowl 60?
Originally, Brady said that he didn’t have a “dog in the fight” when it came to the Super Bowl matchup between the Patriots and the Seahawks. On the Friday before the game, though, the former quarterback has changed his stance and now has that dog in the fight.
Brady said, “You know I got your back RKK. Get that seventh ring so we can match” as a caption on a picture of the two. RKK is Robert Kenneth Kraft, and the former quarterback has one more ring than the current Patriots owner because when Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after departing New England, he won Super Bowl 55.
Brady is officially backing the Patriots on Super Bowl Sunday.
Tom Brady seems to have a dog in the fight for Super Bowl LX now. pic.twitter.com/H7mz6LMTto
— Grant Gordon (@TCNGrantGordon) February 7, 2026
