Tom Brady Details Message Behind Week 16 Pregame Motivational Speech

The New England Patriots won the AFC East title last Saturday, and quarterback Tom Brady delivered an emotional speech for his teammates.

His pregame speech was brilliant, and try not to forget that Brady doesn’t do this on a daily basis.

“I just would say a lot of guys talk at different times,” Brady said. “I’ve been around a little bit, so I kind of pick my spots because I think if you speak too much, then it loses a little bit at the time. So, I just try to pick the right time to express the things that are important, that I feel are important, and everyone does that. We have coaches that do that. As a veteran player, as a captain, I feel like that’s good knowledge for me to share, and that’s just us going out there and understanding what’s at stake.”

His teammates used this motivation to win the game.

“I think everybody puts a lot aside,” the quarterback added. “You know, I think we all do. We all have jobs, and I don’t have — I have a lot of grown-up issues. You know, you deal with kids, and family, and life things, and a lot of the younger guys don’t. That’s just the reality. And when you’re an older player, you don’t take those things for granted because you realize the things that you’re putting off are very important and things that you can’t get back.

“And the longer you do it, you try to express to them that these are important things, and if it’s important for me to sacrifice for them, they’ve got to do the same. And that’s the reality of football is it takes on part of your life because this is — you play for a long period of time during the season. The games are scheduled every Sunday. So, they take precedent over basically everything else. And it’s just a lot of important things we’re doing, and trying to do the right thing.”

The Patriots defeated the Bills and Brady had an excellent performance. He went 26-of-33 for 271 yards and a touchdown.

The Miami Dolphins are next on their list. New England can clinch a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs with a victory over the Dolphins. If they lose the game and the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Los Angeles Chargers, New England will play wild-card weekend.