NBC on Yahoo SportsTom Brady thanked Kevin Faulk for wearing his jersey at NFL draft
Former Patriots running back Kevin Faulk made a statement at the NFL draft when he wore aTom Brady jersey while announcing the Patriots’ third-round pick. Faulk did it to show that the whole Patriots organization is behind Brady, who is facing a four-game Deflategate suspension.
Brady saw that statement, and he liked it.
Faulk told Toucher & Rich that Brady called him to say how much he appreciated the show of respect from a former teammate.
“Thank you for just showing the respect that we had for each other,” Faulk said Brady told him.
Faulk said he was a little nervous about the reception he might get, but the feedback has been positive.
“[I] went to the green room right before they take you to the stage,” he related. “And the girl who took me to the green room, she was a New England Patriots fan. And she was like, ‘I love it!’ So that just gave me that much more . . . confidence. It was like, ‘Let’s go do this!'”
Roger Goodell probably didn’t care for Faulk’s statement, but it was well received in New England, from the fans to Bill Belichick to Robert Kraft, and to Brady himself.
