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‘The Dynasty’: Takeaways from Episodes 7 and 8 of Patriots doc originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Apple TV+’s “The Dynasty,” a 10-part series chronicling the New England Patriots’ historic 20-year run, aired episodes seven and eight on Friday.
Episode 7 focused on perhaps the darkest moment of the Patriots dynasty: Deflategate. Quarterback Tom Brady was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season for allegedly ordering the deflation of footballs during New England’s 2014 AFC Championship Game win over the Indianapolis Colts. The team was fined $1 million and stripped of two 2016 draft picks.
“The Dynasty” provides a deeper look at how the controversy — undoubtedly the biggest sports story at the time — impacted Brady and his loved ones. Former Pats cornerback Darrelle Revis recalled Brady “bawling his eyes out” while claiming his innocence during a speech to his teammates. Tom Brady Sr. and Brady’s mother, Galynn, opened up about how the scandal made it a difficult time for the family.
Our Tom E. Curran, Michael Holley and Phil Perry, who covered the Patriots throughout Deflategate, shared their reactions to the episode during “The Dynastic Post Show.”
“The bottom line is, I think it was extremely painful,” Curran said. “We all knew it was a jaywalking situation and it got prosecuted like a felony.”
Holley recalled Brady Sr. calling out a radio host and ripping NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during the saga, a moment that was not covered in the episode.
“Tom Brady when this happened was 37. It was the first time — imagine this — the first time in his career that he had been criticized roundly and consistently by the local and national media, at 37 years old. How many quarterbacks can say that?
“It got so absurd to the point where Tom Brady Sr. calls into a radio station and says, ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about. Roger Goodell is a liar.’ I mean, all of these things happened, and I think it changed Tom Brady.”
Curran remembered a…
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Publish date : 2024-03-09 01:02:22
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