Tom Brady says his angry outburst at Saints sideline was ‘just football’
Tom Brady shouted an angry message at the New Orleans Saints sideline on Sunday night, near the end of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ 9-0 loss, but the QB insists the incident was “nothing” — even though it looked like the polar opposite of nothing.
Brady, who got shut out for just the third time in his career, did not have a good game against the Saints. His passes weren’t hitting their targets, he lost his three best pass catchers, and he kept getting knocked around. The Saints’ defense was masterful, keeping the pressure on Brady all night.
In the fourth quarter, right after he threw an interception to C.J. Gardner-Johnson, his anger bubbled over. Running past the Saints sideline, Brady appeared to yell “go f*** yourself” right in the face of defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen. The analysis from amateur lip readers is far from an official transcript,