Tom Brady is skipping the workouts he once praised as critical to the Patriots' season

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Tom Brady is not with the New England Patriots for the voluntary OTAs.

Brady has said in the past that he believes OTAs are important for setting up a team for a strong offseason.

While Brady is far from the first player to skip OTAs, it's noteworthy that he isn't there for the first time since 2011 in light of the reported ongoing rift within the team.

Tom Brady caused a stir on Monday by deciding to skip the New England Patriots' OTAs, voluntary offseason workouts.

Brady isn't the only player to skip the offseason workouts, both this year and in years past, but the spotlight is greater because it's Brady and because of the ongoing rift within the team.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: NBA ref explains the difference between flopping and selling a callSee Also:Aaron Rodgers sounds increasingly like Tom Brady as he prepares his life to play football into his 40sTom Brady has missed the start of Patriots OTAs and it's raising eyebrows around the NFLEagles player says Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft trash-talked the Eagles before the Super Bowl and it fueled his team

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