Tom Brady is going to take part in a lot of interviews this week in the days leading up to the Patriots’ Super Bowl LII matchup against the Eagles on Sunday. Some of his interactions with reporters will probably be tense, especially as New England inches closer to the big game. But it’s unlikely that any of them will be as tense as the Brady interview that took place on Boston radio station WEEI early Monday morning.
Brady appears on WEEI every week throughout the NFL season to talk about whatever is going on in his life at the time. This season, he has spoken about everything from his friendship with Floyd Mayweather to his thoughts on that wild Jimmy Garoppolo rumor during his WEEI appearances. But Brady was in no mood to talk on Monday morning after what one WEEI host said about his 5-year-old daughter Vivian during a show late last week.
WEEI host Alex Reimer was talking about Brady on the station’s Mut at Night show when he was asked about the Patriots quarterback’s new Tom vs. Time documentary series that debuted recently. Reimer responded by saying that one of the scenes in the show seemed "so staged." And while that probably wouldn’t have ruffled many feathers, Reimer also made some disparaging comments about Brady’s daughter with his very next breath by referring to her as "an annoying little pissant."
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Brady was asked about Reimer’s comments on WEEI's Kirk & Callahan on Monday, and obviously, they didn’t sit well with him. Brady was so unhappy with what Reimer said about his daughter that he addressed his remarks and then abruptly cut his latest WEEI appearance short.
"It was disappointing to hear that," Brady said. "My daughter or any child certainly does not deserve that."
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According to ESPN reporter Mike Reiss, Brady also suggested he is going to evaluate whether or not he will appear on WEEI again moving forward after what Reimer said.
WEEI reportedly suspended Reimer over the remark. But with Brady threatening to boycott the station, there are more than a few people calling for the station to can him.
Brady will no doubt be asked more about this situation throughout the course of the upcoming week.
