Brady: 'I certainly disagree' with Trump's comments

Tom Brady dodged the topic Sunday, but a day later the New England Patriots quarterback sided against President Donald Trump calling for NFL owners to fire players who kneel during the national anthem.

"I certainly disagree with what he said," Brady told WWEI's "Kirk and Callahan," according to Mike Reiss of ESPN. "I thought it was just divisive."

Brady's friendship with Trump has been well documented, but the 40-year-old has generally avoided answering politically-based questions in public. He was one of several players to stand while locking arms with teammates during Sunday's anthem.

Other Patriots kneeled as "The Star-Spangled Banner" was belted out, and were subsequently booed by many in the crowd.

"I just want to support my teammates," Brady added. "I'm never one that says, 'Oh, that's wrong or that's right.' But I do believe in what I believe in, and I believe in bringing people together and respect and love and trust. Those are the values that my parents instilled in me and that's how I try to live every day."

Player protests took place throughout the league Sunday, and three teams stayed in the locker room for the anthem altogether.