{"id":287633,"date":"2023-09-05T15:35:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287633"},"modified":"2023-09-05T15:35:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:35:24","slug":"tom-brady-loved-working-for-the-glazers-despite-fans-hating-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nfl\/tom-brady-loved-working-for-the-glazers-despite-fans-hating-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady &apos;loved&apos; working for the Glazers, despite fans hating them"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tom Brady says he &#8216;just loved&#8217; working for Manchester United&#8217;s hated owners, the Glazer family, during his three-year stint with their NFL franchise, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Glazer family own both Manchester\u00a0United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>United fans blame them for a lack of success and investment in infrastructure<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NFL legend Tom Brady revealed he enjoyed working for Manchester United and Tampa Bay owners, the Glazer family, during his stint with the Buccaneers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the start of the regular season this weekend, Brady reflected on his three years in Tampa Bay, which rounded off his 23-season career in the NFL after he announced his retirement for a second time in February.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Super Bowl winner revealed he will still be rooting for his former teammates but surprisingly also had praise for the franchise&#8217;s owners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brady insisted that the Glazer family, who have owned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 1995 when\u00a0Malcolm Glazer paid a then-record $192million, were a positive part of his football journey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yeah, and again, those three years I had were so amazing in my football journey,&#8217; Brady said on his Let&#8217;s Go! podcast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75079417-0-image-a-12_1693922693565.jpg\" height=\"314\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75079343-0-image-m-11_1693922674901.jpg\" height=\"314\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Tom Brady (left) revealed he enjoyed working for Manchester United and Tampa Bay owners, the Glazer family (pictured Avram Glazer, right, and Joel Glazer, far right)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And I just loved the Glazer family, all the players, Jason Licht, lot of guys I worked with closely and all the coaches, Todd Bowles and Bruce and &#8211; &#8211; Bruce isn&#8217;t there anymore &#8212; but Mike [Evans] and Chris [Godwin], Ryan Jensen&#8217;s out for the year, but Tristan [Wirfs] there, Cade [Otton]&#8217;s at tight end, some of the young running backs, Rachaad [White].\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They got so many great guys and they&#8217;re just across the state here. I&#8217;m down in Miami now, they&#8217;re in Tampa. It&#8217;s a 40-minute flight. So I&#8217;m hoping to catch some of their games, too, but I&#8217;m pulling for those guys. These are my brothers and football brings us all together.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The former quarterback&#8217;s claim that he enjoyed working with the Glazers comes as a surprise with the owners despised by the Manchester United fanbase in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters attribute much of United&#8217;s stark decline over the past decade to the much-maligned Americans, who are blamed for a lack of success and investment in infrastructure &#8211; neglect that has left Old Trafford in desperate need of renovation.<\/p>\n<p>United supporters held a sit-in protest at Old Trafford after their victory over Nottingham Forest and urged the Glazers to sell. Nevertheless, they were ignored.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As exclusively reported by Mail Sport,\u00a0the Glazers are set to remove United from the market, having failed to generate bids close enough to their anticipated asking price. Unsurprisingly, the dramatic U-turn has generated fury among the fanbase and former players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former United defender and pundit Gary Neville recently blasted the Glazers for their handling of the club and attempted sale.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s just a game for them, they think it&#8217;s a toy!&#8217; Neville raged on the latest edition of his Sky podcast. &#8216;Of course they&#8217;re going to sell. They&#8217;re desperate for money.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75079371-0-image-a-4_1693922492728.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United fans blame the Glazers for the club&#8217;s\u00a0stark decline over the past decade<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75079421-0-image-a-5_1693922499548.jpg\" height=\"792\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brady is pictured with former United player Cristiano Ronaldo on a visit to Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p>Brady recently ventured into soccer ownership himself with a minority stake in Championship club Birmingham City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0invested into the Championship club at the beginning of last month. Neither the size of Brady&#8217;s stake nor the price he paid has been revealed publicly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But he is expected to have a hands-on role with the team, applying &#8216;his extensive leadership experience&#8217; while advising &#8216;on health, nutrition, wellness, and recovery,&#8217; according to a club statement.<\/p>\n<p>Brady&#8217;s acquisition came shortly after American billionaire Wagner became the club&#8217;s chairman as part of his ongoing takeover of the club. The two became acquainted through their teenage sons, who are classmates at a New York City prep school, according to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Brady is preparing to watch his first NFL season from the sidelines after retiring for a second time &#8211; this time &#8216;for good.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The former signal caller performed a U-turn just six weeks after announcing he would retire from football the first time in 2022, returning for a final season before officially calling time on his career in February.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75079107-0-image-a-9_1693922665279.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former QB recently invested in Birmingham City &#8211; pictured at a game on August 12<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75079863-0-image-a-10_1693922671631.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Super Bowl winner\u00a0insisted he is excited not to put a helmet on again<\/p>\n<p>This time, Brady appears to be sticking to his decision as he insisted he is excited not to put a helmet on again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s a lot of blood, sweat and tears and being out there in a hundred degree heat in Miami, and it&#8217;s hard in Tampa when you got helmets and shoulder pads on,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And I am very excited to never put on a helmet again. I did enough years of that and putting that six pound helmet on your head in 102-degree heat, believe me\u00a0I&#8217;m not ever gonna miss that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Bucs kickstart their season at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at 1pm ET.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-12483001\/Tom-Brady-says-just-loved-working-Manchester-Uniteds-hated-owners-Glazer-family-three-year-stint-NFL-franchise-Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Tom Brady says he &#8216;just loved&#8217; working for Manchester United&#8217;s hated owners, the Glazer family, during his three-year stint with their NFL franchise, the Tampa <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nfl\/tom-brady-loved-working-for-the-glazers-despite-fans-hating-them\/\" title=\"Tom Brady &amp;apos;loved&amp;apos; 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