Friday’s Mashup: Patriots, Kraft family put up billboards to thank Tom Brady

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AROUND THE WEB: 

-- Tom Brady is leaving the Patriots and the team and the Kraft family are sending him off with 12 billboards around New England.

“Thank you Tom. The greatest of all time! With love, the Kraft family and the New England Patriots,” the billboards say. 

The #Patriots put up 12 billboards spread across New England in honor of @TomBrady. https://t.co/vLn7fsupQn

— Pats Pulpit (@patspulpit) March 20, 2020

One of the billboards is a mile from Gillette Stadium. 

-- ESPN will also pay tribute to Tom Brady this weekend, with a seven-hour Brady marathon on Sunday. 

The special will highlight Brady’s greatest games and Super Bowl highlights. 

ESPN presents a seven-hour @TomBrady marathon highlighting his Championship performances with the @Patriots over the past two decades@NFLFilms' Greatest Games and #SuperBowl Highlights will feature nine seminal gamesSunday | Noon ET | ESPNMore: https://t.co/WY64YI4et6 pic.twitter.com/XN6DJhbcqQ

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) March 19, 2020

The marathon will begin at noon with a 30-minute slot for each game. 

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