Watch: Tom Brady Gave Full Response On ‘Tom Terrific’ Trademark Controversy

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady got people talking after filing a trademark for the nickname “Tom Terrific.”

Brady has already been called this name, but it was more related to Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher who played with the Mets in the late 1960s and ‘70s.

When asked about the nickname after Thursday’s minicamp practice, Brady said he doesn’t like it. He actually filed the trademark to prevent others from using it in conjunction with his name.

“It’s unfortunate,” Brady said. “I was actually trying to do something because I didn’t like the nickname and I wanted to make sure no one used it because some people wanted to use it. So I was trying to keep people from using it, and then it got spun around into something different than what it was. Good lesson learned, and I’ll try to do things a little different in the future.” 

TB12 said he didn’t even think of disrespecting Seaver.

“I didn’t want people associating me with that (nickname), because that was something that I didn’t want to have happen,” the QB said. “I don’t like the nickname. I don’t like when people probably give me many nice compliments, certainly that. It wasn’t anything I was trying to do out of any disrespect or ill-manner or anything like that.”

Gerben law firm PLLC explains that, “The first TOM TERRIFIC trademark application was filed for collectible trading cards, sports trading cards, posters, and printed photographs. The second filing that was made on the same day is for t-shirts and shirts. These filings indicate that Tom Brady’s company is planning to launch a line of clothing called ‘TOM TERRIFIC,’ and also planning to launch a line of collectible trading cards with the same name.”

Brady has earned a bunch of nicknames during his professional career. He is more interested in playing with the team and winning championships. Brady has helped the team win six Super Bowls, and he is of to another big win. Let’s see what happens next season. He is already on the field, and we all know what that means.