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86WARD
12-21-2015, 06:21 PM
friend, body coach, guru, and business partner Alex Guerrero co-own (along with a friend of Patriots owner Robert Kraft's, as well as a lawyer with ties to Patriots and Kraft) a limited liability corporation called TB12, which operates the TB12 Sports Therapy Center at 240 Patriot Place, just down the road from Gilette Stadium.

If Guerrero's name sounds familiar, that's because he is the guy that lied about being a doctor and was twice investigated by the Federal Trade Commission for making false claims about products he was advertising in infomercials. Guerrero's various wrongdoings -- mostly having to do with one supplement he claimed would cure "ailments such as cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease" and another he claimed was "the only preventative measure available to athletes to protect their brain" -- were the subject of an in-depth report by Boston Magazine back in early October.

In addition to those supplements, though, Guerrero also runs the training center, whose web site states that its "revolutionary approaches to wellness in the areas of nutrition and supplementation, as well as physical and mental fitness training, have helped athletes maximize their potential and maintain peak performance levels for more than a decade."

Now, the Boston Globe is reporting that one of the TB12 Sports Therapy Center's clients is the New England Patriots.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25421960/report-patriots-pay-a-tom-brady-owned-company-run-by-suspect-partner

86WARD
12-21-2015, 06:22 PM
Guess we know how Brady is making up for taking his "pay cut".

ALLD
12-21-2015, 06:58 PM
That's corrupt and cheating, but since it's the Patriots nothing will happen.

fansince'76
12-21-2015, 07:07 PM
That's corrupt and cheating, but since it's the Patriots nothing will happen.

Yep. "It's gamesmanship!" :jerkit:


The Globe reported that the team has:

Continued its relationship with Guerrero despite complaints from the medical staff and head coach Bill Belichick ("A source with direct knowledge of one such complaint recalled Belichick's response: 'Tom wants him. What am I supposed to do?'")

Given Guerrero a private room at Gilette Stadium to treat players away from the medical staff and trainers

And allowed Guerrero to continue treating players during a 14-month investigation into allegations he was practicing physical therapy without a license

Is there really much doubt that the "private treatment" by this quack includes PEDs of some sort? :coffee:


Whether the arrangement is improper is a different question, but the NFL's (and NFLPA's) current position is that it is not.

Sorry, not good enough, especially when the owner of the team in question is the one who's really running the league...

ALLD
12-21-2015, 07:37 PM
It's not improper because they don't want to look deeper or anybody else to find out. Bet you won't see this story on the NFL Network.

Count Steeler
12-21-2015, 09:42 PM
I don't know how many times I have said it on this site, I would love to audit Robert Kraft's finances. He is corrupt as the day is long, even though today is the winter solstice. If you know what I mean.

steel striker
12-22-2015, 11:02 AM
Shady Brady no news here!

zulater
12-22-2015, 05:16 PM
Combine this with Kraft's vast shareholding in DraftKings.com, a gambling site who's results are directly tied to NFL games results and you wonder what Goodell wouldn't let this scum get away with?

salamander
12-22-2015, 06:40 PM
Would you expect anything less from that shady organization?

silver & black
12-22-2015, 07:20 PM
It's not improper because they don't want to look deeper or anybody else to find out. Bet you won't see this story on the NFL Network.

How much? Never mind... I can't afford the loss.