I think I kicked off a partial shitshow, and I apologize.
I want to be very clear about my comment, as a result: I am not comfortable with the timing of Brady’s announcement. Given Covid, it feels like any other celebrity being opportunistic in turning a buck on fame over science. That sucks for me.
My comparison to Schilling was even more vague and shitposty. It dives too deep into V&N territory to get into here, but sufficient it to say that we can turn on our local heroes if they go down certain paths. There was backlash when Brady posted his concussion juice, and this seems like a logical extension at the absolute worst time. This is Alex Jones-level peddling in my opinion, and that’s difficult for me to reconcile and ignore with a sports legend I otherwise admire.