Despite leading the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl titles during his storied two-decade career with the franchise, Tom Brady said he doesn’t have “a dog in the fight” in this week’s big game.

Brady’s stance drew strong responses from both his former teammates and current Patriots players.

Patriots linebacker Robert Spillane was among those who expressed angst over Brady’s position. “Personally it makes me sick,” Spillane said Thursday during a Super Bowl week media availability, via MassLive.com. “But at the end of the day [he’s a Patriot]; he has a dog in the fight. So for him to say that, it is what it is. At the end of the day, he’s an owner of the Las Vegas Raiders now, so he has to do what’s best for him.”

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New England Patriots linebacker Robert Spillane (14) speaks to media during Opening Night for Super Bowl LX at San Jose Convention Center on Feb. 2, 2026 in San Jose, California. (Cary Edmondson/Imagn Images)

Brady holds a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. 

Spillane appeared in 13 regular season games in his first year in New England, recording 48 tackles.

Brady reflected on his unprecedented run in New England during a recent edition of his “Let’s Go!” Sirius XM podcast with sportscaster Jim Gray, saying, “We did it for 20 years. There was a little bit of a hiatus in there, but the Patriots are back, and it’s a very exciting time for everyone in New England.”

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He added that he hoped “to see a good game” on Sunday.

Tom Brady looks on before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field on Jan. 11, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Those comments were not well-received by Patriots greats, including Rob Gronkowski, who played with Brady in New England and Tampa Bay. Gronkowski said he has not discussed this week’s Patriots-Seahawks game with Brady but suggested a reason for the seven-time Super Bowl winner’s neutral stance.

“He probably wants to be the quarterback,” Gronkowski said Wednesday during an appearance on “Up & Adams,” before adding, “He’s that competitive. He probably wants to be the guy in the Super Bowl right now.”

Two-time Super Bowl winner and former Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork described Brady’s take as “bullcrap.”

Former New England Patriots player Vince Wilfork reacts before a game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 25, 2022 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Paul Rutherford/USA TODAY Sports)

Another former New England star, Asante Samuel, chimed in, saying in a string of social media posts that he was “highly disappointed” in the retired quarterback for “not rooting for your ex-teammate, Mike Vrabel.” Samuel also suggested that Brady was envious of Drake Maye’s rise.

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Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs argued Brady’s role as a sports network broadcaster — not just a Patriots icon — explains his neutral stance. “Does Tony Romo still pull for the Cowboys? I’d be surprised,” Diggs said Thursday. “I think Peyton Manning still loves Denver. I don’t hear him say too much about the Colts.”

Brady is Fox Sports’ lead NFL analyst and called last year’s Super Bowl.

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A case has come to light in Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, which shocked everyone. What initially appeared to be a case of road accident and robbery, within a few days turned out to be a well-planned murder conspiracy. The police were also surprised to hear the story behind the death of newly married youth Ashish and the unconsciousness of his wife Anju. Now people are calling this case the honeymoon murder of Rajasthan.

This incident happened on the night of 30 January. Ashish and Anju, who got married just three months ago, had gone for a walk after dinner. After some time, the police received information that a couple was lying unconscious on the road.

Both were immediately taken to the Community Health Center, where doctors declared Ashish dead, while Anju was unconscious. Initially it appeared to be a hit-and-run case. Anju told the police that she was hit by an unknown vehicle and her gold jewelery was also looted.

Major contradictions revealed in investigation

The police did not find Anju’s story completely clear from the beginning. Many questions were raised in the investigation of the incident site and the report of the forensic team. The post mortem report made a shocking revelation.

There were many serious injury marks on Ashish’s body and signs of strangulation were also found, whereas no significant injury was found on Anju’s body. From here the police suspected that this was not an ordinary road accident but a case of murder.

Phone records revealed the layer of conspiracy

As the investigation progressed, Anju’s mobile phone records were searched. It came to light that she was in constant touch with a young man named Sanju, who lived near her house. During interrogation it was revealed that Sanju was Anju’s ex-boyfriend.

According to the police, Anju was not happy with the marriage. Shortly after marriage, she returned to her maternal home and from there she reconnected with her old relationship. After this both of them made a plan to remove Ashish from the way.

Murder planned on a deserted road

On the night of 30 January, Anju deliberately took Ashish for a walk on a deserted road. There, Sanju and his two companions Rocky and Badal were already hiding in the bushes. As soon as they got the opportunity, all three attacked Ashish, beat him brutally and strangled him to death.

To make the murder look like a road accident and robbery, Anju gave her mobile phone and earrings to the accused and tried to make herself look unconscious.

Anju kept changing her statement repeatedly during police interrogation. Sometimes talking about an accident, sometimes talking about a robbery, there were constant contradictions in his words. Ultimately, upon strict interrogation, the entire conspiracy came to light.

All four accused arrested

Police have arrested Anju, her boyfriend Sanju and his two associates. This matter has now become a topic of discussion in the entire area. People are linking it to the famous honeymoon murder of Meghalaya, where love and greed had taken the life of an innocent person. This case once again proves that sometimes even the most trustworthy relationships can hide a dreadful truth.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday that it will relax federal regulations governing when companies may label their products as free of artificial coloring.

The FDA said businesses can now label products as “no artificial colors” if the coloring is natural or plant-based.

“Companies will now have flexibility to claim products contain ‘no artificial colors’ when the products do not contain petroleum-based colors,” the FDA said. “In the past, companies were generally only able to make such claims when their products had no added color whatsoever — whether derived from natural sources or otherwise.” 

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the policy shift, saying it will ease the transition for companies while advancing efforts to make food safer.

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An unspecified grocery store seen in Virginia on July 13, 2022.  (Xinhua via Getty Images)

“This is real progress,” RFK Jr. said in a statement. “We are making it easier for companies to move away from petroleum-based synthetic colors and adopt safer, naturally derived alternatives. This momentum advances our broader effort to help Americans eat real food and Make America Healthy Again.”

The agency also expanded its list of approved naturally-sourced food colorings, adding beetroot red and broadening the approved use of spirulina extract.

The new additions bring the total number of food color options approved under the current administration to six, the FDA said. 

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event.  (Getty Images)

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Health officials said the changes were made in recognition that coloring derived from natural sources should not be classified as artificial.

“We acknowledge that calling colors derived from natural sources ‘artificial’ might be confusing for consumers and a hindrance for companies to explore alternative food coloring options,” FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said in a statement. “We’re taking away that hindrance and making it easier for companies to use these colors in the foods our families eat every day.”

As part of the Trump administration’s initiative to Make America Healthy Again, the HHS and the FDA in April 2025 began a series of actions to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic colors from the nation’s food supply.

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo)

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Previously, in January 2025, health officials banned red food dye known as Red 3, or erythrosine, citing potential cancer risks.

Food manufacturers were given until January 2027 to remove it from their products, while drug manufacturers will have until January 2028 to do the same.  

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Chetan Sharm bold prediction PCB will make U turn: Former Indian chief selector Chetan Sharma claimed that Pakistan Cricket Board will take a U-turn on the T20 World Cup match against India after February 12. This is all politics. There are elections in Bangladesh on 12th. After that you will see, there will be a U-turn. A statement will come out, saying, ‘Considering public sentiment, cricket should not suffer.

Pakistan will decide to play India on February 12, former selector Chetan Sharma claimed

Restoring the crumbling Houses of Parliament could cost more than £39bn and take between 38 and 61 years to complete, parliamentarians have been told.

It’s one of two proposals being considered by MPs and peers, and would see work on the building, which mostly dates from the Victorian era, completed in stages.

Under the second option presented by the restoration and renewal client board, both houses would leave the Palace of Westminster for between 19 and 24 years while works take place at a cost of up to £15.6bn.

The client board, which is made up of members of the commissions of both Houses of Parliament, warned in a statement on Thursday that a decision on starting restoration work “is needed now”.

It said the site’s fabric and services “have deteriorated and require substantial repair or replacement”, adding: “We are beyond the point where putting off these major works is sustainable.”

MPs and peers have also been asked to agree to initial restoration works at the Houses of Parliament lasting seven years, at a cost of up to £3bn.

That work could start in 2026 if approved with a motion from both Houses.

The board will then ask them to choose between the final two options by mid-2030.

Repairing the inside of the Victoria Tower, building a jetty on the Thames for deliveries by river, and starting underground construction on tunnel shafts are all part of the first phase.

If it’s decided to move out fully, Commons business will start to be transferred to the so-called Northern Estate – outside the palace but close by – and the Lords to the nearby QEII conference centre from 2032.

Current repair costs ‘unsustainable’

Repairs and maintenance of the Palace of Westminster currently runs at a cost of £1.5m a week, which is “unsustainable”, according to the proposals.

Heating in a large part of the House of Lords is set to fail and there are significant problems with the sewage system.

Since 2016, there have been 36 fire incidents, 12 asbestos incidents and 19 stone-masonry incidents.

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The debate over how to revamp the Houses of Parliament has been ongoing for years due to the expected cost of the project and concerns about the condition of the historic buildings on the World Heritage Site.

MPs and peers had agreed a plan in 2018 for both the Commons and Lords to move to temporary facilities near the existing site to allow essential repairs and upgrades to be made.

But this was subsequently revisited amid concerns about the cost.

President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. could use military force to secure the Diego Garcia air base in the Chagos Islands if any future deal threatens access to the joint U.S.-UK installation.

Trump made the comments Thursday in a Truth Social post while also signaling his willingness to move past tensions with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after what he described as “very productive discussions,” over the Indian Ocean base.

Emphasizing the base’s strategic importance, Trump said the role of Diego Garcia was essential to U.S. national security.

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Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, was leased from the UK in 1966. (reuters)

“It is the site of a major U.S. military base, strategically situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean and, therefore, of great importance to the national security of the United States,” Trump wrote.

Trump also acknowledged that the U.K. struck what he called “the best deal he could make” under the controversial agreement to transfer sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius while leasing Diego Garcia back for at least 99 years.

“However, if the lease deal, sometime in the future, ever falls apart, or anyone threatens or endangers U.S. operations and forces at our base, I retain the right to militarily secure and reinforce the American presence in Diego Garcia,” Trump warned.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Donald Trump look to move past tensions about Diego Garcia military base in the Chagos Islands. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett/Pool)

“Let it be known that I will never allow our presence on a base as important as this to ever be undermined or threatened by fake claims or environmental nonsense,” he added.

The comments marked a slight shift in tone from Trump, who in January criticized the UK-Mauritius deal as an “act of great stupidity” and an “act of total weakness,” accusing Britain of surrendering a critical military asset.

Diego Garcia serves as a hub for long-range bombers, logistics, intelligence collection and military communications across the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific and Africa, hosting around 2,500 U.S. and military and civilian personnel.

The island base has been used for long-range U.S. operations such as in Afghanistan and in Yemen.

According to Reuters, Downing Street had confirmed Trump and Starmer discussed Diego Garcia during a recent call and agreed to safeguard the base’s continued operation.

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Diego Garcia is a strategic Indian Ocean base hosting 2,500 US military personnel. (Reuters)

“Turning to Diego Garcia, and the deal the UK has secured to maintain control of the U.S.-UK military base to protect national security, the leaders recognized its strategic importance,” a No. 10 spokeswoman said.

“The leaders agreed their governments would continue working closely to guarantee the future operation of the base and speak again soon.”

Under the agreement, British taxpayers are projected to pay roughly £35 billion [$47B] over the next century, including annual payments of about £160 million [$216M] to Mauritius, per public estimates.

Britain has also agreed to approximately £3 billion [$4 billion] in compensation over the life of the deal, with an option to extend the lease for an additional 50 years.

The agreement has also drawn criticism from Britain’s Conservative Party, which argues the deal weakens the U.K.’s strategic position and risks undermining long-standing security ties with the U.S.

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Britain’s PM Keir Starmer speaks during a news conference in London. (Thomas Krych/Pool via Reuters)

Mauritius has said its sovereignty over the islands is “unequivocally recognized” under international law and has called for swift implementation of the agreement.

As previously reported by Fox News Digital, a Downing Street spokesperson also said in January the U.K. is continuing efforts to “allay any concerns” in Washington.

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“We will continue to engage with the U.S. on this important matter and the importance of the deal to secure U.S. and U.K. interests,” the spokesperson said in 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and Downing Street for comment.