Patriots Would Have Raised Tom Brady Banner If He Was Suspended For Opener

Instead of raising a Super Bowl XLIX banner before the game, New England would have revealed a banner honoring its star quarterback.

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Of course, after Judge Richard Berman threw out Brady’s four-game suspension, it was back to celebrating the Super Bowl victory. Still, Patriots fans in attendance at Thursday’s game will get to take home a miniature version of the Brady banner.

“We have a little surprise for you, you’ll see when you’re here (Thursday night),” Patriots owner Robert Kraft told the Boston Herald. “And when you go out the door, every fan in this place is will get a banner and will get the banner that would have been if he wasn’t playing. You get two gifts.”