[wtc911]

Then post all the charity work metroboy does. I'll help. Google Tom Brady Charity and all you get is the Globe article saying he's a no-show. Google Peyton Manning Charity and you get pages of his good work, including his own Peyback Foundation.

Class will out, always. And rings don't equal class (except maybe in BeanTown).

[ssaftler]

Re-read my comment #12 (how appropriate). Just because he doesn't attach his name to everything he does, ala Ted Turner or Robert "KKK" Byrd doesn't mean he isn't giving back.

There are many worthy charities out there who get lots of support from athletes quietly. I never heard of a "Ted Williams Foundation" or a "Tim Wakefield Foundation", but there's this little group up in Boston called "the Jimmy Fund" that owes much of its continued success to the various sports teams (and their stars) up there.