Tom Brady has called Donald Trump "a good friend," and we know Patriots owner Robert Kraft gave Brady a "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" hat that the Patriots quarterback kept in his locker last season.
But apparently Brady won't be headed to the Rupublican National Convention to support the party's presumptive presidential nominee. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Brady won't be headed to Cleveland later this month to speak on Trump's behalf.
Trump's daughter Ivanka spoke recently about her father's campaign wanted to have a convention headlined by not only politicians but athletes and coaches as well. While a roster of speakers and attendees has yet to be released, several potential supporters have already announced that they won't be in attendance.
Mike Tyson and Mike Ditka have said that they won't be at the convention, as have George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Mitt Romney.
Brady has not officially endorsed Trump for president, but Trump has been very open in telling crowds just how much he likes Brady -- even when the crowd doesn't want to hear it.
Brady's decision not to attend the RNC July 18-21 comes as no real surprise in that even Trump himself has said he does not expect Brady to endorse him publicly.
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"He’s got sponsors, he’s got all of his different things that he has to do," Trump told WEEI in February. "And I told him not to.
"He couldn’t be nicer. There was an article in GQ, he said, ‘Trump’s the biggest winner, you can’t beat Trump’ and all that stuff. And I said, ‘Don’t do that, because you may have a sponsor that doesn’t like me.’ They may be liberal, they may be something. And I don’t want him to get involved in that stuff. It’s hard for athletes.
"Now, with that being said, I have had many athletes endorse me. Lots of different guys have endorsed me, which is great. But Tom's in a very interesting position, and I said, ‘Tom, don’t do that.’ What he does is he says great stuff about me.
"I think he would do it if I asked him. I’ve never asked him to do it. But I think he’d do it if I asked him."