The Herald pulled the story from their website but it's in the print edition
Posted on 02/09/2018 5:59:03 AM PST by raccoonradio
It looks like Tom Brady will be attending the OTAs after all.
The Kirk & Callahan show uncovered that the source for the Boston Herald's story "Tom Brady wants to get paid like Jimmy G, or he’ll skip OTAs" was a product of a hoax.
Kirk Minihane, Gerry Callahan and Mike Mutnansky revealed Friday morning that a texter "Nick in Boston" was pretending to be Tom Brady's agent Don Yee when texting Boston Herald columnist Ron Borges. The texts informed Borges that Brady was intent on sitting out the Patriots' preseason workouts unless he was compensated like his former backup, Jimmy Garoppolo, who agreed to the largest deal in NFL history (5 years, $137.5 million) Thursday.
The story was immediately refuted by such outlets as NBC Sports Boston and NESN late Thursday night. And then, during their show, Kirk & Callahan offered more evidence that the report was based off incorrect information:
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The Brady story would seem fake on its face. Brady has long forgone HUGE money he could have squeezed out of the Pats in exchange for better teammates, power in the organization, and better PR. OTA money would be pocket change.
This is beyond embarrassing. But not surprised Borges got duped. He’s a serial plagiarist who once beat up an old man with a cane.
Borges is a nasty piece of work.
Can’t feel too bad here.
Yes I heard the same thing about Brady..will take less money if he gets “better teammates” etc.
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@bostonradio Not the first time he ran with a fake story. Pretty good odds this was the last time
@bruceallen BSMW (Boston Sports Media Watch) called for Ron Borges’ firing 12 years ago. Now everyone is doing it. Whatever.
(From a 2006 BSMW column—Borges was with the Globe at the time): “Football fans dislike Borges because he’s wrong about virtually everything, he lacks basic journalistic standards and he uses his forum with the Boston Globe to bully his subjects, especially those whom he personally dislikes, while currying the favor of his inside sources. In fact, there are many reasons why Borges is perhaps the most unpopular sports reporter in America. There are many reasons, in other words, why Borges should be fired.”
Borges is such a vile moron. He must be hiding under his desk after this one..... hope it’s his last strike for Boston publications.
The Herald has suspended Borges pending further review.
On Tue. three suitors at least will be bidding at auction to buy the paper.
>>The Herald, which is largely owned by publisher Patrick J. Purcell, filed for bankruptcy Dec. 8, citing difficulties in the newspaper industry and tens of millions of dollars in pension and severance liabilities. The company is expected to have $34 million in sales this fiscal year, but lose about $3 million, according to court records.
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