Tom Brady to Patriots fans: 'Start ******** early'
By Steve Silva, Boston.com Staff
FOXBOROUGH -- Tom Brady wants fans to be loud and well-hydrated on Sunday.
With the home opener approaching, the Patriots quarterback was asked if he had any message for the fans heading to Foxborough to see the Patriots-Chargers game.
"Yeah, start ******** early," Brady said with a snicker. "Get nice and rowdy. It's a 4:15 game, a lot of time to get lubed up. Come out here, and cheer for the home team."
The Patriots later clarified the "******** early" remark on behalf of Brady, telling the assembled media, "He meant 'stay hydrated, ***** a lot of water. Be loud, ***** responsibly.'"
Brady was reminded that Gillette Stadium has a reputation for having been a quiet place for the home team to play football over the last few years.
"Look, we make good plays, they're going to scream," Brady said. "If we don't make good plays, they're going to probably boo us. So we're going to focus on making good plays. The crowd, it always helps when they're loud but we got to give them reasons to be loud, we've got to give them reasons to cheer for us. Hopefully those muskets are going off a lot this weekend."