Following ESPN's long-form piece published on Friday which details a power struggle inside the Patriots organization between Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, the three have released a combined statement.
"For the past 18 years, the three of us have enjoyed a very good and productive working relationship," the statement reads. "In recent days, there have been multiple media reports that have speculated theories that are unsubstantiated, highly exaggerated, or flat out inaccurate. The three of us share a common goal. We look forward to the enormous challenge of competing in the postseason and the opportunity to work together in the future, just as we have for the past 18 years. It is unfortunate that there is even a need for us to respond to these fallacies. As our actions have shown, we stand united."
The Patriots are off this weekend, but will host a divisional round game Jan. 13.
