Ex-Giants receiver takes dig at Tom Brady after his heavy criticism of Daniel Jones

Tiki Barber on Tom Brady

The former quarterback of the New England Patriots, however, never was put in a position like that once he became the starting quarterback at the dawn of the 2000s. One of Brady’s former rivals responded to Brady’s comments.

Former New York Giants wide receiver Tiki Barber questioned whether Tom Brady’s lack of interactions with the team pushed him into saying something he otherwise would not have.

“Do you think he’s having that conversation because he doesn’t do production meetings?

“If you have any kind of conversation with anybody on the Giants you’re not saying that. I honestly don’t think you’re saying it that way.”

Brady is stuck in a spider’s web of red tape due to his decisions since signing on the dotted line to join FOX to cover games for the network.

What are Tom Brady’s special rules?

The former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback is a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. As such, the quarterback’s choice to do so has resulted in additional handcuffs on what the commentator can and cannot do.

One of the stipulations is very limited interactions with the teams leading up to the game. Put simply, there is a question of a conflict of interest with Brady owning stock in a team competing with other teams he has been covering.

Per Front Office Sports, Brady cannot call out teams or referees, enter team facilities, attend practice or join virtual or in-person meetings with players or personnel. Brady has inched close to that line, but has managed to avoid blatantly violating the rules thus far, but this appeared to be a close call.