Chad Ochocinco was criticized last week by former New England Patriots Tedy Bruschi and Rodney Harrison, but Tom Brady told WEEI Radio during a Monday appearance that neither "has any clue what they're talking about."

"None of those guys (has) any clue what they're talking about," Brady said. "They're outside. They're outside of the locker room. They don't know what we're trying to accomplish."

Brady also explained how Ochocinco can be a game changer on the Patriots, using Ocho's effort in Sunday's 35-21 win over the San Diego Chargers as an example. "Anyone who was watching that game knew that Chad...helped us win," Brady explained. "He made two huge play in the game."

Fans may be skeptical of Ocho's value to the team, especially fantasy owners, but if Brady thinks he's a key part of the Pats' offense then maybe we should too.

The Atlanta Braves are having Star Wars Night at Turner Field and made an awesome poster to promote the event. Check out Chipper Jones doing his best Luke Skywalker impersonation.

Kevin Durant is one of the most generous athletes but he's not showing Michael Vick much love when it comes to ranking his top quarterbacks.

The Oklahoma City Thunder star ranked his top five players on Twitter and the Philadelpia Eagles quarterback wasn't in his rop five. Durant caught grief for his pick and here's his response from Facebook:

"Folks are coming at me hard on twitter right now for saying I don’t think Mike Vick is a top 5 QB right now. In no order, I have Peyton, Brady, Big Ben, Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers, and Aaron Rodgers​ ahead of Vick. Then another dude tried to say Cam Newton is a better than Phillip Rivers already! SMH!!! I love Vick and Cam and cheer for them, but I gotta be honest about the best at this moment"

It's hard to argue wit KD's picks. All five have had consistent success and four of the five listed have Super Bowl rings. Maybe Vick's name just causes controversy. Don't worry, Durantula. We've got your back.

Shaquille O'Neal has spent an entire NBA career giving great quotes and that trend isn't stopping with the release of his new memoir, Shaq Uncut, penned by Jackie MacMullen. 

In the book, O'Neal claims that President Barack Obama was to blame for Celtics' Rajon Rondo's struggles on the court in the 2010-2011 season. Here's an excerpt from the book.

In early March some of the guys went to the museum of Fine Arts for a fund-raiser and got to hang with President Barack Obama. Everyone was a little bit in awe. The President turns to Ray, points at Rondo, and says, “Hey, Ray, why don’t you teach this kid how to shoot?” Everyone starts laughing.
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KG told me he saw the look on Rondo’s face and the kid was devastated, embarrassed. Dissed by the President, even though I’m sure Obama didn’t mean any harm. Rondo smiled and went along with all of it, but KG told me he could see it in his eyes. It bothered Rondo. It killed him.

The next day Rondo shot the ball horribly. He stopped taking shots after that. He’s so sensitive. I think it was a real jolt to hear the outside perception of a basketball fan who happens to be the President of the United States. It messed with his mind. I’m sure of it.

Anybody who has seen Rondo play knows his shot was broken well before Pres. Obama got near him. There's a lot of scrutiny that the President is facing but we're giving him a pass on this one.