Bill Belichick gets political? Check out his pre-game 'Tea Party' shirt

Hmmm. What statement is New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick trying to make with this “Don’t Tread On Me” T-shirt?

Bill Belichick wore a “DON’T TREAD ON ME” shirt to the Super Bowl (via @jeffphowe) http://t.co/u1erJIJqcP pic.twitter.com/56V6q0iyNK

— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 1, 2015

And is that a Patriots logo on the front?

Belichick wearing T-shirt with Pats logo I've never seen before, and "Don't Tread on Me" on back. pic.twitter.com/gSpGxxeMgf

— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) February 1, 2015

Here’s that image blown up:

Nice. Unless he’s saying that media scrutiny on #Deflategate is somehow as tyrannical as England was to the colonists. If that’s his message, then try again coach.

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