FOXBOROUGH -- I was in the Patriots’ locker room on Dec. 10, 2009. I stood next to Adalius Thomas as he muttered about the state of the snow-packed roads and the fact he was sent home from a morning meeting the day before for being late because of a surprise storm. And I was there when he made the only recorded “Jetsons” reference in the history of the franchise.
“Cars sitting in the road. What are you going to do? It’s not the Jetsons. You can’t just jump up and fly (to work),” Thomas shrugged.
"I think everyone woke up to the snow yesterday,” he added. “I didn't know it was going to snow. There was traffic. I can't run people over getting to work. I don't do that. I actually almost had a car accident. It is what it is. (Bill Belichick) did what he thought was best for him. That's what he did."
? @adaliusthomas from December 10, 2009 after being sent home by Bill Belichick the day before for showing up late because of snow #Patriots #WBZ
"It's not the Jetson's... can't jump up and just fly" pic.twitter.com/gnewDeZovQ
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