Qatar trip will likely delay Brady's arrival at OTAs

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article_body => "<p>So, everyone's one the same page with the Patriots now, right? No dysfunction among the owner, coach, star quarterback and tight end?<\/p>\n<p>That's what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/patriots\/tom-e-curran-bill-belichick-robert-kraft-comment-left-plenty-room-interpretation?int\" target=\"_blank\">owner Robert Kraft<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/patriots\/belichick-knows-his-relationship-brady-has-changed?int\" target=\"_blank\">others in the organization<\/a> have tried to convey. <\/p>\n<p>And when Tom Brady isn't at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/patriots\/patriots-offseason-workout-program-dates-announced?int\" target=\"_blank\">the first day of OTAs on Monday<\/a>, no one should read anything into that?<\/p>\n<p>You likely won't find Tom Brady with his teammates when the offseason program begins Monday morning. Not when TB12 and family arrived in Qatar just Thursday as part of a program for his charity, Best Buddies.<\/p>\n<p>Brady, his wife, model Gisele B\u00fcndchen, and their two children are in Qatar as a Best Buddies Global Ambassador.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today we welcome our very special guest, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nfl<\/a> superstar, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TomBrady?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TomBrady<\/a> to our homeland <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Doha?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Doha<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BradyInQatar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BradyInQatar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/llyHQql5Jg\">pic.twitter.com\/llyHQql5Jg<\/a><\/p>— Salam Al Shawa (@salam_shawa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/salam_shawa\/status\/984453852052295681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/12\/cleveland-browns-nfl-draft-rumors-quarterback-mmqb?utm_campaign=themmqb&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&__twitter_impression=true\" target=\"_blank\">As Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated's MMQB.com points out<\/a>, deep down in this column, no one will freak out when Brady isn't with the Pats on Monday. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Patriots QB Tom Brady is off to Qatar on Thursday to do work for his charity, Best Buddies. I\u2019m told the plan is for him to head back to the states late on Monday\u2014and I\u2019m sure no one will freak out if he\u2019s not at the start of the Patriots\u2019 offseason program that morning because of it. Right?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><div class=\"field-item even\" style=\"max-width: 753px; width: 100%;\">\r\n <h3 class=\"media-card__title\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:753px;\">NBC SPORTS BOSTON SCHEDULE<\/h3>\r\n <div class=\"stanzacal\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"250px\"><\/div>\r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/dff2h0hbfv6w4.cloudfront.net\/scripts\/embed-stanzacal-v1.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\r\n <\/div><br> <\/p>\n"
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So, everyone's one the same page with the Patriots now, right? No dysfunction among the owner, coach, star quarterback and tight end?

That's what owner Robert Kraft and others in the organization have tried to convey.

And when Tom Brady isn't at the first day of OTAs on Monday, no one should read anything into that?

You likely won't find Tom Brady with his teammates when the offseason program begins Monday morning. Not when TB12 and family arrived in Qatar just Thursday as part of a program for his charity, Best Buddies.

Brady, his wife, model Gisele Bündchen, and their two children are in Qatar as a Best Buddies Global Ambassador.

Today we welcome our very special guest, the @nfl superstar, #TomBrady to our homeland #Doha #BradyInQatar pic.twitter.com/llyHQql5Jg
— Salam Al Shawa (@salam_shawa) April 12, 2018

As Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated's MMQB.com points out, deep down in this column, no one will freak out when Brady isn't with the Pats on Monday.

Patriots QB Tom Brady is off to Qatar on Thursday to do work for his charity, Best Buddies. I’m told the plan is for him to head back to the states late on Monday—and I’m sure no one will freak out if he’s not at the start of the Patriots’ offseason program that morning because of it. Right?

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