Brown came to Foxboro via a draft day trade with San Francisco.
Ostensibly to either play right tackle or back up rookie 1st rounder Isaiah Wynn on the left.
Since then, things between Brown and the Patriots has been … complicated.
Like Harry & Megan and the Royal Family levels of complicated.
In 2022, he started all 17 games and was second on the team in snaps with 1,030.
Then 2023 was plagued with injuries and illnesses.
As well as anonymous reports dumping on his work ethic.
And saying what he wants is exactly how Brown is spending the first couple of days of his offseason.
Another suggested he was habitually late to meetings.
Now, the 30-year-old tackle has told his side of the story.
Its been a rough year, he said.
I would never say that after a win.
If anything, I was more pissed off about my performance in the Pittsburgh game.
But I was happy that we got a win.
I would never take away from what just happened for the group to talk about anything.
… Ive never openly said anything about any NFC team or anything like that.
Its always been about me being wherever God wants me to be, and me handling my current situation.
I never put the cart before the horse.
I was really just out there.
I could feel it swelling in my cleat the whole time.
Ive always put the team first.
it’s possible for you to ask Conor [McDermott].
I was their biggest fan and trying to help them succeed as well.
Let them get in this groove and stay in this groove.
I 100% agree with that, Lowe said when asked about Brown being his advocate.
Hes been doing that the whole season since I first got here."
I think before that would take place, some things would need to be hashed out and understood."
What needs to be “hashed out and understood” exactly?
Like, I guess trying to get me out of character or whatever.
Its really crazy to think that were spending time talking about that instead of getting better.
But when Brown reported, he was greeted by a curveball.
When I come, you got me running with the twos, Brown said.
Why am I here?
That makes no sense.
So, I left.
And also understanding that Foxboro is not a vacation spot.
Brown highlighted two decisions from the 2022 offseason.
I think if you dont trade Shaq Mason, whos an All-Pro guard, that solves an issue.
I dont think it was necessary for those moves to be made.
And then to not really replace them with guys of their caliber.
I know that’s a lot of excerpting by me.
But I barely threw a flat rock across the surface of this long article.
Why he thinks both Jones and Matt Patricia were done dirty.
3 pick is just going to leave them in the same mess they’re in now.
Which makes what he has to say all the more interesting.
That Spartan life of self-denial.
And taught younger guys how to handle it.
Which worked for everyone because they won that way.
Always, as a matter of fact.
Think of him what you will.
But I don’t hate hearing his inside dope on what we’ve been witnessing the past two years.
So thanks, Trent Brown.
For saying these things when you did, you’ve done a public service.
And you deserve to make that tattoo come true.
