Being a sports fan has never been easy, but today it feels harder than ever. Between billionaire owners threatening relocation, front offices discarding beloved players like expendable assets, and politics creeping into what once felt like sacred ground, fandom is starting to feel less like passion and more like punishment. 3 Reasons for Fans to Be Mad as Hell examines why loyalty keeps getting tested—and why fans are finally justified in their anger.

On September 23, 2001, fate stepped in. A brutal hit sidelined Drew Bledsoe, and a sixth-round afterthought named Tom Brady took the field. What followed was two decades of football dominance, six Super Bowl rings, and an unbreakable dynasty—or was it? As time has passed, the age-old debate lingers: Was it Brady’s brilliance or Belichick’s blueprint that built the empire?