Former WWE champion Kofi Kingston recently spoke to Sports Illustrated to give his thoughts about legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady leaving his beloved New England Patriots and signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
It makes me sick to my stomach,” said Kingston, who is one-third of WWE’s SmackDown tag team champions The New Day. “I wish him the best of luck, I’ll never root against him, but I don’t want to see him in a Bucs jersey.
The New Day member then reflects on Brady's contributions to the team, which include six Super Bowl wins and nine appearances in the NFL's biggest game of the year.
Honestly, from elementary school all the way up until now, I’ve seen nothing but championships,” said Kingston. “Some fans, their teams don’t even sniff the playoffs. Kansas City hadn’t won the Super Bowl in 50 years. To see your football team go to nine Super Bowls? And win six? Come on, man, I can’t complain about that. And then you get to the Red Sox and the Celtics and the Bruins, I’ve seen championships in all of these sports.
He then details the exact moment he found out.
I woke up that day to a slew of texts with everyone saying, ‘Brady’s not going to sign!’” said Kingston. “Then I went on to Instagram and saw the post where he thanked New England and I thought, ‘No, this can’t be.’ I literally laid in bed for like 45 minutes. I couldn’t get out of bed. I wanted to wake up from this dream. Why couldn’t they work it out? Then we found out later that day that he signed with the Bucs of all teams. I mean, I get it. Tom Brady is the ultimate competitor, and that’s what drives him—going out and trying to be the best. But it breaks my heart that he left New England. Part of me was hoping he’d rip up the contract and resign with New England.
Full interview can be found here.
