Report: Tom Brady ‘very upset’ about Logan Mankins trade
By Cory Buck
Tom Brady has sat by with hardly a word spoken while teammate after teammate leaves the New England Patriots, all in the name of preserving the Patriot Way. No one player can subvert that mantra and Brady seems to understand and accept that. However, if recent reports are accurate, it seems that even Brady is getting fed up with the Patriot Way and how it continuously picks at the roster around him.
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Bleacher Report’s NFL Insider Jason Cole said Tom Brady was ‘very upset’ when hearing about the trade that sent Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins from New England to Tampa Bay in exchange for tight end Tim Wright and a draft pick.
Of course, that’s not to say Brady wasn’t upset when other cherished teammates like Deion Branch, Wes Welker and others have left town, but when a man charged with protecting your hide does a great job for years, it might be a little tougher to say goodbye for a quarterback who knows he only has a few more years in the NFL.
Even tougher for Brady to handle is the fact that he’s taken repeated pay cuts in his career in order to allow Bill Belichick to field an annual winner. Still, the Patriots consistently trade out of draft spots that could yield elite players and they move others still nearing or at their physical prime. Mankins is just the latest casualty of a cold, calculating system.
The cherry on top for Mankins and perhaps Brady? The Patriots asked Mankins to take a pay cut mere months before trading him. Once again, the Patriot Way saves the team money and allows it more flexibility, but at what cost? That’s the question Tom Brady will ask the first time an opposing team sends a blitz up the middle.