I find the media frenzy around Toms car accident quite commical. I always catch about a half hour of ESPN's sportcenter prior to going to work everyday at 2:45pm. By then it had been made very clear that there was nothing wrong with the 3 time Superbowl Champ, he was just merely shaken.
It seemed that the news outlets were not satisfied with the fact that it was a minor accident and he wass fine. They had to dig and find another story somewhere. The on the scene reporter told the sportcenter anchor that "unfortunately" Brady would not be holding a press conference about the accident. She also stated that since it was thursday, and Brady keeps to a strict regimen of only speaking to the media on scheduled conferences on wednesdays, it wouldn't be till next week till they heard from him.
I applaud Mr. Brady for his composure and self preservation in keeping his job professional and not not taking an opportunity to focus the media spotlight on himself. Unlike many of his pro athlete counterparts who thrive in such a light.
After seeing Brady play on Sunday, you would never have known he was in an accident. He made 25 completions on 35 attempts for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns. All done with no sacks of interceptions. I would definitely say that the whole accident ordeal was blown out of proportions by the media.
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