The 2025-26 NFL Super Bowl has put Tom Brady in an interesting position. On one hand, he could very easily root for his former team, the New England Patriots. Yet, he has a horse in the race with the Seattle Seahawks, considering the Las Vegas Raiders, who he’s a minority owner of, are hiring offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak as their next head coach.
When asked who he was rooting for, Brady didn’t side with either team, which led to heavy criticism on social media.
Tom Brady Called Out for Super Bowl Take
98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship radio station for Boston sports. After Brady released his take, it didn’t take long for the radio station to talk about it:
“Tom Brady being a complete coward and saying he doesn’t have a dog in this fight for Sunday night’s game is nonsense… If you’re going to say something as useless as that, don’t waste our time…
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“Let me get this straight. You’re not rooting for your close friend and former teammate Mike Vrabel, you are not rooting for the guy who was at your hip for most of your career in Josh McDaniels, and you are not rooting for the guy who erected a statue for you? Well then you’re just an A-Hole, you’re a clown… Brady’s useless.”
“There’s no risk in him saying, ‘I have a dog in the fight and you know who it is’
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— 98.5 The Sports Hub (@985TheSportsHub) February 5, 2026
This isn’t some hot take; Brady has faced a lot of criticism, especially from Patriots fans. Not only that, but Patriots player Robert Spillane said it made him sick that Brady doesn’t have a dog in the fight. This season, Spillane actually ranked as one of the best linebackers in PFSN’s NFL Lineback Impact Metric with an impact score of 85.3, a letter grade of B, and a rank of 17th.
As an owner and commentator, it makes sense why Brady might not comment on it, considering he probably doesn’t want to be biased. But is it really that deep to the point that he can’t pick a horse in the race?
After all, he spent 20 seasons with the Patriots and won six Super Bowls. The organization raised him and developed him into the greatest quarterback of all time. Even though he isn’t outright saying it, it’s more believable that his allegiance aligns with his former team.
