President Trump welcomes Patriots to White House, leaves Tom Brady out of remarks

Tom Brady holds his daughter Vivian while kissing wife Gisele Bündchen after winning Super Bowl 51. (Patrick Semansky/Associated Press)President Trump welcomed the Super Bowl champion Patriots to the White House on Wednesday, including owner Robert Kraft and Coach Bill Belichick. "I am so happy and excited that our team is being honored at the White House today," Brady said Wednesday in his statement. He visited George W. Bush's White House three times after his team won Super Bowl titles. However, of the several New England players who skipped the visit, one was most conspicuous in his absence: Tom Brady.


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President Trump welcomes Patriots to White House, leaves Tom Brady out of remarks

She cited two previous White House visits by the Patriots, in which 36 Patriots came to a 2004 visit and 27 Patriots players were on the 2005 trip. The NFL Network said the Denver Broncos had nearly full attendance for their Super Bowl championship White House trip last year when Barack Obama was president. White reportedly wasn't at the White House visit. Brady didn't go to the White House, citing a family situation. Some Patriots players said they wouldn't attend this year due to political reasons, others said they weren't going but it had nothing to do with politics.




Watch the New England Patriots meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday afternoon. One player made an impromptu appearance at a White House press before the official ceremony. Star quarterback Tom Brady notified the White House that he was dealing with a "personal family matter" and would not attend the ceremony. The team's White House visit caps a dramatic Super Bowl victory. Defensive back Devin McCourty told Time Magazine that "I don't feel accepted in the White House.