Tom Brady Rewards Charitable Linemen with Gas Guzzling SUVs

Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots, is apparently a fairly generous guy. So generous that he gifted three of his teammates with expensive gas guzzling SUVs. He also gifted the rest of the world with increased air pollution and energy consumption. Way to go!

From Green Daily:

At a press conference celebrating the success of his collaboration with Best Buddies International, he thanked three of his teammates who had also donated their time and money to the cause. In return for their generosity (and for “their protection”), Brady gave the offensive linemen really expensive cars to drive around next season — which sounds nice (because hey, who wouldn’t be excited about a $50,000 automobile?), but when you consider that the Audi Q7 gets 12-14 mpg, these hot rides suddenly seem a little less appealing.

Especially considering that Audi has been working on a hybrid version of this model for almost a year, it seems silly to dish out that forward-thinking SUV’s gas guzzling cousins instead.

When this news broke, Green Daily prefaced their story with ‘No one wants to be a jerk about Tom Brady’. Well, I will- screw Tom Brady. I’m no sports fan and all I know about Tom Brady is he left his pregnant girlfriend for Leo DiCaprio’s supermodel leftovers. No doubt his charitable giving makes him a better man than a lot of people out there, but, hey Tom – why not consider future generations of children, too? These giant irresponsible vehicles are going to make the world a less pleasant place for your son’s generation and those that come after him.

Link [Green Daily]

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