Since Tom Brady returned from his four-game suspension to start the season, he’s played flawlessly. Still, former NFL wide receiver Reggie Wayne said Brady shouldn’t be considered for MVP because of DeflateGate.
Tom Brady can’t win the MVP because he cheated, says bitter ex-Patriots employee Reggie Wayne
OK, Reggie.
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Jeanna Kelley has been covering the Falcons for The Falcoholic since 2011 and the NFL for SB Nation since 2015.
Wayne, now an analyst with NFL Network, said Brady should not be named MVP, no matter what his level of play is this season.
When asked about Wayne’s comments, Brady laughed.
“Well, I still think he’s a great player. It doesn’t change the experiences I had when he was here,” Brady said on WEEI’s Kirk & Callahan Show. “You know, I think there’s been a lot of people who have said a lot of things over the years that I disagree with. I try and get up every day and do the best that I can do.”
Brady has completed 73.1 percent of his passes over four games for an average of 329.8 yards per game, 12 touchdowns, and no interceptions. The Patriots are 4-0 since his return. If he continues to play at this level, or close to it, it’s difficult to imagine anyone but Brady being named MVP at the end of the season.
Wayne spent his entire 14-season career with the Indianapolis Colts. After the Colts announced they would not re-sign him prior to the 2015 season, Wayne signed a one-year contract with the Patriots.
His time in New England was brief. Wayne asked to be released by the team before the start of the regular season, and the Patriots obliged.
Wayne sat out the 2015 season and then announced his retirement.
The Colts and Patriots have a longtime rivalry that was at its peak at the height of Wayne’s career, when Peyton Manning and Tom Brady were pitted against each other. The Colts got knocked out of the playoffs three times by Brady and the Patriots during Wayne’s career.
The third time the Brady Patriots ended the postseason hopes of Wayne and the Colts was the infamous DeflateGate game. That wasn’t just a loss. The Patriots eviscerated the Colts with a final score of 45-7.
Given Wayne’s history with Brady and the Patriots, he may just be a little bitter.
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