Tom Brady issued the ultimate rally cry earlier than boarding the aircraft to Atlanta.
In a way a Blues Brothers automotive chase, at the least in sheer magnitude, the New England Patriots had been profitable in rounding up over 35,000 followers for his or her “Tremendous Bowl” pep rally. To place that in perspective, that over two occasions the inhabitants Foxborough, the place the New England Patriots’ Gillette Stadium is positioned.
The rally was organized at the side of a lot the workforce’s grassroots help in Norfolk County, making it the workforce’s final emotional hurrah earlier than they board the aircraft for Atlanta in preparation for the large sport.
“That is an superior crowd. Simply great. That is the most important sendf we have ever had,” coach Invoice Belichick spoke into the microphone, and he definitely wasn’t fibbing: the Pats head coach ditched his common sweats for a clean-cut swimsuit and tie with hush puppies to match. Proprietor Robert Kraft, again from aiding within the launch Jay-Z’s new prison justice reform league, additionally addressed the group, as did his son Jonathan Kraft, who additionally holds a stake within the soccer workforce attributable to his inheritance.
As soon as the large wigs had been achieved talking, the closing “peps” if you’ll, had been reserved for the on-field captains, a management core comprised James White, David Andrews, Matthew Slater, Patrick Chung, Devin McCourty, and course, Tom Brady who received the ultimate phrase in. “We’re nonetheless right here!” he stammered a number of occasions. The Pats are scheduled to reach in Atlanta inside an hour’s time – preserve it locked.