Tom Brady Tells Saints Coach Dennis Allen ‘Go F--- Yourself’ After Back-Breaking Interception
Another classic Brady tantrum
In one very important way, Tom Brady did not look like his usual self in Sunday’s 9–0 loss to the Saints. It was Brady’s worst game of the year statistically (26-of-48 passing for 214 yards with no touchdowns, an interception and lost fumble) and the first time he’d been shut out in 15 years.
But in another sense, he really did look like the same old Tom Brady. After he threw the pick late in the fourth quarter, Brady pitched a fit.
The interception capped a terrible stretch for the Buccaneers' offense. After Brady fumbled with 1:13 left in the third quarter, Tampa Bay went three-and-out on its next two series. But when the Bucs forced the Saints to go three-and-out and punt the ball away (this game was not fun to watch), Tampa Bay took possession with 4:59 on the clock, trailing by nine—certainly within comeback range for the GOAT. But then Brady threw the pick to C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
And Brady didn’t take it well. He directed an emphatic “go f--- yourself” toward the Saints' sideline (apparently at defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who was acting as the head coach with Sean Payton out due to a positive COVID-19 test).
When he got back to the sideline, he took out his frustration on a tablet.
Now there’s the Tom Brady we all know and love. How many times have we seen him blow up on the sideline after a bad play? It’s part of his hypercompetitive nature. Here’s an eight-minute compilation of him slamming his helmet, berating officials and chewing out teammates and coaches.
The expletive directed specifically at Allen was maybe a little farther than Brady usually goes, though. After the game, he brushed it off.
“Tom, after you threw the interception, it looks like you had some words with Dennis Allen. What was discussed there?” Scott Reynolds of Pewter Report asked Brady.
“Ah, nothing,” Brady replied. “Just football.”
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