FOXBORO (Reuters) - The New England Patriots announced Tuesday they have signed free agent Optimus Prime.
Prime, the one and half story tall Robot, has never played American Football but seems to be a perfect fit for the New England franchise. Other than his obvious color scheme he is a true Patriot. Fighting for freedom in an inter-galactic battle against the Decepticons.
It was announced today at a brief press conference in Foxboro today. The Kraft family, Coach Bill Belichick and Optimus Prime fielded questions about the robots new role on the team. The always elusive Belichick added "We're uncertain at this time what role Prime will play on the team. Though we are certain he'll be either a truck or a robot". When asked how this maneuver came about Patriot owner Robert Kraft answered "We saw a lot of film on Prime with both his cartoon and movie films and knew if there was a possibility to have him in our organization we'd make a spot for him."
The details surrounding his contract have not been made public but it is rumored to be a 100,000 mile or 4 year guarantee. With the current price of gasoline we can speculate on a multi-million dollar deal for the transforming robot. This unprecedented signing brought many media outlets in which Prime added just a few comments to the media frenzy. When asked about his role as a potential leader he replied "I am used to a leadership role as the leader of the Autobots but I don't expect to carry the team except to drive them to practice. I look forward to the challenge."
Shortly after the press conference the media spilled onto the training camp facilities to get player reactions. When questioned Tom Brady with a excited smile responded "It's really exciting to play with a guy like this. I played with him when I was a kid... Not football but with his action figure. We're excited to have him. This is so cool!"
We can expect to see Prime working out in camp later this week pending his Massachusetts State car inspection and emissions test.
The New England Franchise had a busy off season signing Randy Moss, Adalius Thomas and now Optimus Prime. Mirroring them are the Celtics and Red Sox with roster moves of their own. The Celtics signing Ray Allen & recently Kevin Garnett and the Red Sox trading for Eric Gagne.
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