Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has the support of the player who has been his teammate longer than anyone else.
Vince Wilfork, who has played with Brady since 2004, said today that he’s confident in Brady’s ability to manage the Deflategate controversy and keep his focus on the Super Bowl.
“Tom’s a big boy,” Wilfork said. “He knows how to handle all situations. He’ll handle this with class like he always does, negative or positive. That’s something that makes him so great. For him to be attacked the way he did, trust me we’ve been attacked plenty of times, individually and as an organization. It’s not our first rodeo.”
Brady’s reputation has taken a hit this week, as many outside the Patriots’ locker room have come to the conclusion that he must have been involved in the Patriots’ footballs getting deflated in the AFC Championship Game. But inside the Patriots’ locker room, it sounds like Brady is as popular as ever.
