1. The angry glares after Brady was freed
Judge Berman made the right choice when he declared Goodell’s actions taken against Brady as “his own brand of justice” and overturned the four game suspension against the GOAT (greatest of all time, duh). However, the large amount of Patriots haters at any location outside of the Northeast were not pleased whatsoever. That day, I wore my Patriots hat with pride, and it was given a laughable amount of sour looks.
2. The looks of dismay as you wear your jersey
The first game of the season was this past Thursday, and that warranted the wearing of my oversize game shirt to all of my classes. I was donning the number 12, of course. As I passed my R.A., I was told that he was majorly disappointed in me. You’ve got to chuckle at how jealousy breeds negativity around here.
3. The fact that the local team can’t even compare
I live in Miami, so the locals here are Dolphins fans. No offense, but can anyone even remember the last time the Dolphins last won a Superbowl? Sometime in the 70’s, I believe? Yeah, its okay to hate us if you ain’t us, but there’s always room for you to jump on the party train and become a bandwagon fan.
4. Everyone’s favorite chant at us is “cheaters!”
“Don’t date a Patriots fan, they’ll just cheat," and “They’ve got small balls” are just a few of the extremely uncreative jeers that I hear on a daily basis about my team. I mean, I do go to school with a large population of students hailing from New York, so I guess that makes sense. Giants and Jets fans alike enjoy sitting around and tossing the same old insults at Patriots fans, because they’ve clearly got nothing better to do. Yes, friend from New York, please post another link on my wall about how some NY journalist thinks the Patriots are cheaters. Ha, ha, jokes on you, though. We have big enough balls to laugh off Deflategate and get our hero back on the field, right where he should be.
5. The overall jealousy that surrounds you, because you’re a loyal fan to the best team in the league
Let’s face it: New England breeds the most passionate sports fans that you will ever meet, and we will stick behind our players, 100 percent. Realistically, we are hated so much because our talent is feared and envied by other teams and their fans. Although being from New England is the best, it is even better to share your hometown pride while far away from home. Go Pats!
