Tom Brady, Seahawks Super Bowl Rumor Has Been Debunked

Did Tom Brady help the Seattle Seahawks defeat the New England Patriots in this year's Super Bowl? That seems to be a hot topic this weekend in the NFL community.

While on "The Dan Patrick Show" this Thursday, Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said someone gave him advice prior to Super Bowl LX against the Patriots. However, he was unwilling to name that person because it could be viewed as a conflict of interest.

"John Harbaugh and I talked," Macdonald said. "He was great. Probably can't mention one guy that really helped us out that had some conflict of interest."

Most fans assumed that it was Brady who helped the Seahawks easily defeat the Patriots in this past February's Super Bowl.

"There is quite literally nothing Tom Brady could do that would offset the 6 Super Bowls he gave us," one fan said. "But man is he doing his best to slowly chip away."

"It was Brady and it's disgusting how obvious it is," a second fan wrote. "I cannot believe how far Tom has fallen. I heard a rumor a while back he refused to talked to Drake about The McDaniels offense in the off season of '25 That is just a rumor and I have no creditable source for it. Enough is enough though. Tom is now the villain."

"If this doesn't [expletive] you off as a Patriots fan you are dead on this inside," Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said. "I'm not going to say who they are saying gave a ton of advice to the Seahawks before the Super Bowl but the guy has a statue in front of our stadium. What a joke."

Patriots fans need to pump the brakes.

According to radio host Zach Gelb, the unidentified mentor for the Seahawks wasn't Brady.

"I reached out to Mike Macdonald to get clarification on his comments," Gelb said. "I asked if [Brady] was the person with the ‘conflict of interest' that gave input to the Seahawks before the Super Bowl. Mike told me it wasn't Brady that he was talking about in the interview."

Macdonald already said Bill Belichick didn't give him advice, so we're not sure who he's talking about. At the end of the day though, he had his squad ready to roll in the biggest game of the season.

Kenneth Walker III led the charge for Seattle's offense, rushing for 135 yards on 27 carries. As for Macdonald's defense, that unit forced Patriots quarterback Drake Maye into two interceptions and a fumble.

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This story was originally published July 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM.