The Buccaneers are defending the passage of Tom Brady generating a little controversy.
Lorraine Grohs, daughter of silversmith Greg Grohs who created the original Lombardi Trophy, wants an apology from Brady that he released this year’s version “if it were real football” to tight end Cameron Brate during the boat parade of the team last week.
Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht replied to a tweet which included the video of the Grohs story in Cape Coral, Fox4 of Florida with a GIF of Warren Oates as a sergeant. Hulka in the film “Stripes” saying “Enlighten Francis”.
The launch of the Lombardi Trophy by Brady, 43, seen in a video that went viral on Wednesday, was no laughing matter for Grohs, who lives in Fort Myers, Florida. Her father was a 1967- 1994 master goldsmith at Tiffany and Company, who is tasked with making the trophy.
“A lot of hard work, a lot of hours spent,” she told Fox 4. “It really pissed me off that this trophy was disgraced and disrespected because it was thrown like a real football. I haven’t slept in the past two nights because of this. I was very upset, because I know the passion that surrounds this trophy, and how my father and all his goldsmith colleagues are so proud to do so. I personally would like an apology, not just for me and my family and the other goldsmiths, but for the fans. “
Brady led the Buccaneers to a 31-9 victory over defending champion Kanas City Chiefs at Super Bowl 2021 to win their seventh Lombardi Trophy. The future Hall of Fame quarterback also caused a sensation when he needed an escort to walk when he got back to land after the parade of drunken boats.