“Tom Brady continues to mess with the Common Man” by Norm Brooks
“I paid good money for those flower pots…”
Last September, things weren’t looking so hot for me. I’d lost my job because I was “preoccupied” with my fantasy squad and my wife had kicked me out because I was more interested in discussing yards-per-carry than the baby she was carrying. But it was when Tom Brady went down with a torn ACL in the first game of the season that I knew I’d officially hit rock bottom.
Apparently ruining my life wasn’t enough, as now Brady’s causing problems for Dennis Paiva, of Malden, Mass. I’m no longer the the only one who’s forced to panhandle and prostitute himself because of old Tommy boy, and to make matters worse, this time his victim is a senior citizen.
A few months ago, Paiva happened to be driving through the Back Bay, looking for discarded items. Seeing a few metal flower pots by a trash area, he loaded them into his truck, and sold them for a decent profit. But what seemed like a harmless act to him has since mushroomed into a $4,000 fine, as Paiva learned that the flower pots belonged to Brady, and he’d been caught on camera “stealing” them.
Now, Paiva says he has no choice but to panhandle to pay Brady back…even though Tom is is making $30 million this year in salary and endorsments. Is it fair? Absolutely not. But in the charmed life of Tom Brady, unless your name is Wes Welker, you’re nothing more than a bum on the street.
Category: Football