Donald Trump to the NFL: 'Leave Tom Brady alone'

Current GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has a notoriously tight-knit relationship with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, whose four-game Deflategate suspension was reinstated Monday by an appeals court. Predictably, Trump has taken a stand with his now-banned buddy.

Just hours after Brady's suspension was reinvoked, Trump opened a rally in Rhode Island defending Brady.

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Hear that, NFL and U.S. court systems? Leave Brady alone!

The remarks come after several examples linking Brady to the Republican frontrunner, including a Make America Great Again cap being spotted in Brady's locker and the quarterback saying it "would be great" if Trump is eventually elected president -- but falling short of officially endorsing him.

Trump and Brady are two people who seem to have a tremendous amount of people rooting against them. But one thing is for certain: They have each other's backs.

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