Many New England Patriots fans feel that ESPN helped the NFL in prosecuting Tom Brady in the court of public opinion over DeflateGate. One loyal Pats fan in particular was able to stick it to the Worldwide Leader In Sports for their role in getting Tom Brady suspended.
Earlier this week, Tom Brady was at Milton Academy shooting a commercial for Under Armour and Twitter user Bill Lacey was able to film the suspended Patriots quarterback throwing the ball around.
@jeffphowe Tom Brady throwing passes at Milton Academy for an Under Armour commercial #GOAT pic.twitter.com/P2Z4ULV1fM
— Billy Lacey (@BillyTLacey) September 30, 2016
This led to ESPN’s assignment desk begging Bill and asking him if they could use his video on ESPN.
Hi Billy! Did you shoot this? May we show on our TV&Web platforms w/your handle as its courtesy? Thanks!
— ESPNAssignmentDesk (@ESPNAssignDesk) September 30, 2016
Bill came back and dropped the hammer on ESPN
No chance ESPN, you all started Deflategate, do not use my video #loyaltytoTom
— Billy Lacey (@BillyTLacey) September 30, 2016
God bless you Bill.