Tom Brady Hung Out With The Stanley Cup, And Pittsburgh Fans Were NOT Happy
The Stanley Cup has been called the greatest trophy in professional sports. NHL players will play through broken limbs and punctured lungs just for the chance to touch it.
Now, imagine a player from a completely different sport casually taking a photo with Lord Stanley, putting his hand on the massive trophy like it’s an old friend.
That apparently happened, and it wasn’t just any player. Philip Pritchard, the NHL’s official Stanley Cup caretaker, tweeted out a photo Friday of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady posing with the storied vessel.
Tom Brady #superbowl champ would love to add the #stanleycup to his collection. Sports' greatest trophy @HockeyHallFame @NHL @Patriots @NFL pic.twitter.com/3xPJZiGcgM
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) July 7, 2017
Brady has friends in high places, so we’re not surprised the five-time Super Bowl champion managed to get a date with the NHL’s championship trophy.
But not everyone was pleased with this development — especially Pittsburgh fans, whose Penguins just won the Cup and whose Steelers have a pretty fierce rivalry with Brady’s Patriots.
for Stanley's sake please get his filthy hands of that grail
— Mark Tower (@stonejugsoccer) July 7, 2017
Is this from 2017? What Penguin let him get anywhere near it?
— Lonker Crew (@lonkercrew) July 7, 2017
Uhh…NO. How in God's name did this piece of 💩 get to touch the Cup on the Pens' watch?
— Brian (@brianski71) July 7, 2017
complete and utter blasphemy !!! I threw up in my mouth gazing upon this sacrilege … 🤢🤢🤢🤢
— Brady Milligan ☘️ (@IrishTirade) July 7, 2017
You get the idea. Some Pittsburgh fans even went… there.
Unlike a super bowl, you can't cheat your way to a Stanley Cup!
— Ryan Muldowney (@muldo) July 7, 2017
Can't deflate a puck
— Nick Stupakis (@nickstupakis) July 7, 2017
Nothing like an innocent photo op to incense an entire fan base. Now, about that Brady vs. Sidney Crosby debate…
Thumbnail photo via Greg M. Cooper/USA TODAY Sports Images
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