Brady: ‘It's been such an enjoyable offseason'

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For the first time since his appearance at Salem State College May 7th, and just the 2nd time since the Wells Report was released, Tom Brady spoke in front of an audience.

The Patriots quarterback made light of his offseason by cracking a "it's been such an enjoyable offseason” to laughter from those in attendance at the 2015 Patriots Premiere held at Gillette Stadium.

Brady’s response came when the event’s emcee, former Pats QB and the team’s current radio color commentator Scott Zolak, asked the quarterback and several of his teammates to name the one coolest thing they did that really allowed them to celebrate as Super Bowl Champs. Matthew Slater got married 6 days after the Pats beat the Seahawks, Devin McCourty got engaged and Rob Gronkowski gushed about how much he enjoyed celebrating the title while on the Duck Boats. Brady was then pressed about cliff diving before making that remark.

The Patriots quarterback still faces a four-game suspension for his role in Deflategate and what the NFL says is a lack of cooperation. There was hope a ruling would be made on his appeal earlier Tuesday by Judge Richard Berman, however that didn’t come to pass. Berman instead indicated an order might come late in the week. That would likely bleed into the Pats preparation for their regular season opener Thursday, September 10th versus the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium. Not an easy spot for the Pats nor Brady to be in, but the quarterback appeared to be in good spirits as he talked about his experiences in Foxboro and with this organization.

“The commitment the players make, and the commitment the coaches make to try to establish such a high level of play year in and year out is something I’ve really learned from being here,” said Brady. “I try to pass those things on to the next generation of great Patriot players, and sometimes they don’t listen very well, but you just keep saying it - just like I tell my kids - and you have to repeat it over and over and over again and hopefully maybe it sinks in.”

It should be noted that a one-hour passing clinic with Brady that included lunch and a tour of the locker room raised 85,000 dollars for the Patriots Charitable Foundation in the team’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

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