Tom Brady is tied for second all-time with four Super Bowl rings, and some believe he is the greatest passer of all-time.
One all-time NFL great and soon-to-be Hall of Famer believes the New England Patriots quarterback is a cheater, whose accomplishments should be tainted because of Deflate Gate.
When asked to choose between Brady and Joe Montana, with whom Haley won two Super Bowls with on the San Francisco 49ers, Haley dropped a pipe bomb.
“Joe didn’t have to cheat,” he said. “I’ve lost all respect (for Brady). When your integrity is challenged in the game of football, to me, all his Super Bowls are tainted.
“You have to say this just didn’t happen overnight. Who wants that shadow over them? I could be wrong. But I realize there were 12 balls deflated and 12 ain’t. Then you’ve got (Patriots coach Bill) Belichick coming on three different times trying to explain it … You know something is wrong.”
Haley was in Arizona for Super Bowl XLIX, as Brady tied Montana with his fourth title. He said Brady’s legacy is now questionable.
“This is what Charles Haley believes — it’s going to come back to haunt him one day,” Haley said. “If the league doesn’t come down on this guy. … Everybody is talking about it. Nobody believes it was by accident. It is what it is.
“I’m not going to take any of his Super Bowl rings away from him. But it’s sad that it has to be tainted like it is right now. Hopefully they’ll come out and let us know what really happened. Then all the mystery is gone.”
