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After the New York Giants cost the New England Patriots their perfect season, where has Pats quarterback Tom Brady been hanging out? Manhattan. “Oh, it’s been terrible—you guys are so mean,” he joked at an Audi event on March 19. “Really, it’s a nice place to escape to. I mostly walk around in a hat and hoodie, so not that many people recognize me.” People don’t notice the six-foot-four jock, just because he throws on a hat? “There are a lot of people in this town who are taller than me,” he said. “Like basketball players.” Which gave him an idea. “Maybe I should hang out with the Knicks,” he mused. “Then I can be the short one.”

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