Even though there was some mysterious Tom Brady MVP acceptance speech floating around this week, Brady was not there to accept his third MVP award the night before the Patriots play against the Eagles in Super Bowl 52.
Instead, Brady’s good friend and teammate Julian Edelman, who’s out injured, went up on stage to accept the award. Edelman also relayed a message from the Pats QB. Per USA TODAY Sports:
“He said one thing for me to say, he said, ‘LFG,’” Edelman said. “I don’t what it means, but he said, ‘LFG.’” Edelman was surely lying. The L stands for “let’s” and the G for “go.” The expletive in the middle is a phrase that shouldn’t surprise anyone who has played with the fiery quarterback.
Julian Edelman accepted the NFL MVP Award on behalf of Tom Brady tonight. ❤ pic.twitter.com/k0BVCaoDRG — Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) February 4, 2018
You can watch some of Brady’s best plays from the 2017 season here, thanks to the NFL:
The Super Bowl is on Sunday and starts airing at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC.