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Tom Brady left the New England Patriots last year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now, he s headed to the Super Bowl with the new team and some Patriots fans feel a way about it.
It s Tom Brady s tenth Super Bowl, but his first without the New England Patriots, which he left last year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pats fans are divided on whether to root for him on Sunday.
They may not be earning any sympathy points from the rest of the nation, but these are tough times for New England Patriots fans. It s not just that they didn t even make the playoffs this year, for only the third time in two decades. But even worse. After a 20-year love affair with star quarterback Tom Brady, they now have to watch him go to the Super Bowl with his new team: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.