ST. PAUL, Minn.
Tom Brady is not looking to have the radio host who called his daughter “an annoying little piss-ant” to lose his job.
The Patriots quarterback said early Monday he’s reconsidering whether to continue a long-running weekly radio appearance with the station. Hours later at the Super Bowl media night, he was asked about the incident in which WEEI host Alex Reimer made the remarks about Brady’s 5-year-old daughter after watching the first episode of a Brady documentary called “Tom vs. Time” that is airing on Facebook. Reimer’s show aired Thursday, four days before Brady’s weekly morning radio segment with different hosts.
“I didn’t hear too much about it. I didn’t get into it much,” Brady said at the Xcel Center. “I certainly hope the guy is not fired.
Brady cut short an appearance on Monday morning and said, “I’ll obviously evaluate whether I want to come on this show again.
“It’s very disappointing when you hear that certainly with my daughter or any child. They certainly don’t deserve that.”
The station says Reimer has been suspended indefinitely.
Brady expressed no regrets about doing the Facebook series.
“I thought it was fun. I thought it was a great opportunity,” he said. “The fans like it. And that’s really what we were looking for.”
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