photo and text from boston.com
Patriots QB
Tom Brady will grace the cover of Esquire next Tuesday for the first time. "The Brady," as writer
Tom Chiarella dubs him, looks great in those tailored suits, but an accompanying profile is downright claustrophobic. The two sat down for interviews during two chauffeured rides, and we get the strong sense they didn't exactly hit it off. Brady comes off as guarded, rehearsed, and defensive. And Chiarella gets dissed by the QB, whose agent threatens to roll him onto the highway if he brings up baby
John,
Bridget, or
Gisele. It's a weird, moody piece that leaves us wondering if Chiarella had to get all poetic because Brady refused to say anything interesting. Brady was even robotic when asked whether he's the most boring guy in sports. "When people say that, I can just compartmentalize them," he said. He does reveal that he's living his life according to "The Four Agreements," by
Don Miguel Ruiz. And he says, ironically, that people should care less about football. "Look at the attention I get," he said. "It's because I throw a football. But that's what society values. That's not what God values." That's as good as it gets, short of a surprising end-of-story reveal that Brady planned to spend Father's Day with his son in his backyard with Gisele. A must read, nonetheless, to be accompanied by a stiff drink, followed by a shower. (Check it out at
www.esquire.com.)
i saw a pic of the cover in the boston globe as well.
the man is fine!
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