On Monday, the news came out that Tom Brady's Super Bowl uniform, which had disappeared out of his bag following the New England Patriot's historic win, had been found.
Of course, that was big news, and why shouldn't it be? The (arguably) G.O.A.T quarterback on the (arguably) best team of this generation was a theft victim in his own locker room.
But one unnamed agent doesn't believe the announcement was at all coincidental, and raised an unscrupulous reason why:
Anderson is an NFL reporter for ESPN.
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There are a couple of things here. First, the announcement did come one day after Dwight Clark's heartbreaking news that he has Alzheimer's disease and one day after Gale Sayers' family said he was suffering from dementia. There also hasn't been any shortage of news lately about players retiring early - think Jordan Cameron at 28 — and those who are so badly hurt, like Michael Oher, who may never be able to play again.
The NFL is certainly touchy about the well-established connection between the game, concussion, and the potential debilitating effects it can have on players. It's not immune from reports every time a former player with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (the degenerative brain disease caused by repeated trauma) dies.
And while anything is possible, saying that the NFL is trying to deflect attention from this matter in such a cavalier manner is a very serious charge that, if true, demands further explanation from the source and the league.
Unfortunately, we'll likely have neither.
