Tom Brady wasn’t at all times the GOAT of selfies.
When reflecting on his time in New England throughout a current installment of the “Dudes On Dudes” podcast, former Patriots tight finish Rob Gronkowski revealed how the long run Corridor of Fame quarterback — who boasts 18.1 million followers between his X and Instagram accounts — loathed the social media exercise exhibited by his then-teammate, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, within the receiver’s lone season with the crew.
“Tom absolutely hated that he was on Twitter,” Gronkowski informed co-host and fellow Patriots alum Julian Edelman of Johnson, who was traded to the Patriots in July 2011.
“… He was always on Twitter still and Tom and Coach [Bill] Belichick were just always grilling him, ‘Get off freaking Twitter,’ ‘Get off Twit, doesn’t help you in the game of football.’ But it never really, I would say… affected his game. Twitter was just, back then, they just acted like it did.”
Edelman, who spent his 12-season profession in New England as a receiver, added, “We just did things differently in New England,” earlier than Gronkowski completed the thought, “and he didn’t comply to it.”
A second-round pick of Oregon State in 2001, Johnson started his profession with the Bengals earlier than being dealt to New England forward of the 2011 common season.
Upon being launched by the Patriots in June 2012, he signed with the Dolphins that very same month.
Johnson, 47, was launched by the crew that August stemming from an arrest. He then pivoted to worldwide leagues, together with the CFL.
Ochocinco, who has since segued into broadcasting, at present has 3.1 million followers on X — with Brady, 47, in the same follower ballpark at 3 million.
“The point is where I’m getting to is Tom is now Mr. Instagram or Mr. X, so that was the point I was getting to,” Gronkowski quipped.
Brady regularly paperwork his profession ventures and household life on Instagram. He additionally welcomed Belichick, 72, to the platform in September 2024.
“Alright, guys. Party’s over, Bill’s here. It was a good run, but we gotta shut it. Welcome, coach, ” Brady mentioned in an Instagram video.
Belichick, now readying for his first season as UNC’s soccer coach, has shared 12 posts since his Instagram debut, together with a snap from the autumn that includes his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.
The legendary Patriots coach has 445,000 Instagram followers and counting.
