{"id":93892,"date":"2017-06-07T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T18:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=93892"},"modified":"2021-04-15T17:20:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T21:20:04","slug":"tom-brady-patriots-teammates-take-part-best-buddies-football-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2017\/06\/07\/tom-brady-patriots-teammates-take-part-best-buddies-football-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady, Patriots teammates take part in Best Buddies Football Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/sports\/patriots\/the_blitz\/2017\/06\/tom_brady_patriots_teammates_take_part_in_best_buddies_football\">Boston Herald<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>By: Adam Kurkjian Friday, June 02, 2017<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_93893\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/060217bestbuddiesnc9_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93893\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/060217bestbuddiesnc9_0-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"(Boston, MA 6\/02\/17) New England Patriots Tom Brady and Best Buddies Ambasador Katie Meade attend the 18th annual Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port event at Harvard Stadium in Boston on Friday, June 2, 2017. Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-93893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Boston, MA 6\/02\/17) New England Patriots Tom Brady and Best Buddies Ambasador Katie Meade attend the 18th annual Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port event at Harvard Stadium in Boston on Friday, June 2, 2017. Staff photo by Nicolaus Czarnecki<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"added-to-list1\">Several Patriots, both past and present, were on hand for the Best Buddies Football Challenge at Harvard Stadium\u00a0Friday\u00a0night, along with other various celebrities, to help raise money for the charity that aids the developmentally disabled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"added-to-list1\">Current Patriots in attendance were Brady, wide receivers Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola, and running backs James White and Dion Lewis. 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