You hold on to the ball too long, they're going to strip-sack it. The ball gets batted in the air, they're going to intercept it. "You make a mistake, you get a penalty - you're going to punt. "They make you earn everything," said Brady, who enters Sunday 34-11 in the postseason. That was when Brady infamously forgot it was fourth down in what would his first loss with the Bucs on national television.īrady had high praise, however, for this current Eagles team, which features arguably one of the best defensive fronts in the NFL.
"I know it doesn't always look like that because sometimes I get a little pissed out there, but for the most part, I try to be a good sport."īrady also didn't shake Foles' hand after Foles and the Chicago Bears beat the Bucs 20-19 last season on national television. "I try to be a good sport as best as I can," he said. I've got a lot of respect for Nick."īrady also quickly acknowledged the perception some might have of his competitiveness. "I've shaken Nick's hand plenty of times, though.
"Are you aware of Eagles' fans fixation with you not shaking Foles' hand?" one reporter asked Thursday.
The game will mark Brady's first postseason game against the Eagles since Super Bowl LII, although he has played them two other times during the regular season since, including a 28-22 victory by the Bucs in Philadelphia in Week 6 of this season. The postgame snub came up Thursday as Brady and the Bucs prepare to host the Eagles on Sunday in the wild-card round. The Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots was four years ago Tom Brady is now a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Doug Pederson and Nick Foles are no longer with the Eagles.īut that hasn't kept Eagles fans from wondering why Brady didn't shake Foles' hand after the Patriots' 41-33 Super Bowl loss.
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