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Tom Brady: aside from Kevin Plank, Baltimore is ‘not my favorite town’

Under Armour‘s two-day-long investor day included a special treat for the home of the world champion Baltimore Ravens: Tom Brady, quarterback of that team from New England the Ravens beat just before winning the Lombardi Trophy. Yes, amid an event in which we learned that the giant, Locust Point-based sportswear Godzilla will launch subsidiary stores […]

Under Armour‘s two-day-long investor day included a special treat for the home of the world champion Baltimore Ravens: Tom Brady, quarterback of that team from New England the Ravens beat just before winning the Lombardi Trophy.
Yes, amid an event in which we learned that the giant, Locust Point-based sportswear Godzilla will launch subsidiary stores in four foreign countries, earned $239 million in net revenue for its footwear line alone in 2012 and served its guests crab cake sliders while they watched Ari Gold narrate the history of Kevin Plank‘s genius, Tom Brady was sure to tell us:

“Coming to Baltimore is certainly bittersweet,” Brady said. “Other than [Kevin Plank], it’s not my favorite town.”

Makes no sense. It’s not like the Ravens just visited the White House for winning the 2013 Super Bowl, or something.
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