Tom Brady Made An Eyebrow-Raising Comment About Kicking “The Dog At Home” While Reacting To An NFL Player Slamming Their Helmet In Anger

A recent comment made by Tom Brady during an NFL broadcast is gaining traction online.

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Tom, 48, was commentating the Cowboys-Chicago Bears game alongside Kevin Burkhardt on Sep. 21 when he reacted to the Cowboys’ wide receiver George Pickens slamming his helmet while appearing visibly upset.

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In response, Tom said on the Fox Sports broadcast, “Those helmets can be…It’s like the dog at home. Kick the dog, throw the helmet, whatever it takes.”

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Now, it’s worth pointing out that “kick the dog” is a metaphor for displaced anger, or taking out aggression on a defenseless target. Some people argued that Tom was using this metaphor in a harmless manner, with one tweet reading, “I think he meant the term ‘kick the dog’ to express anger towards something that can’t express their feelings.”

“It’s a figure of [speech]. When someone says ‘Look for a dog to kick’, they’re not actually talking about dogs or kicking. Instead, it’s an expression used to describe someone who is actively seeking a target or an outlet for their frustration or anger,” someone else wrote.

However, Tom’s comment — and perhaps his specific reference to “the dog at home” — rubbed numerous internet users the wrong way.

One post read, “Tom Brady comparing a player slamming his helmet in anger to kicking your dog at home isn't the color commentary I was expecting,” while someone else described the comment as “disgraceful.”

“Tom Brady: ‘those helmets can be like dogs at home...kick the dog, throw a helmet.’ What the actual fuck?! Disgusting,” another tweet read, with one more person writing, “We don’t harm or encourage violence against animals, please do better.”

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