Katie Nolan’s Old Tom Brady Take Comes Back to Haunt Her After Sophie Cunningham Remarks

OutKick reporter hit back at Katie Nolan over an old Tom Brady take after criticizing Sophie Cunningham's remarks on transgender athletes competing in women's sports.

Katie Nolan’s Old Tom Brady Take Comes Back to Haunt Her After Sophie Cunningham Remarks

Katie Nolan on Tom Brady and Sophie Cunningham (Image credits - Firstsportz)

Katie Nolan has made a name for herself over the years with some bold takes. She is an American sports media personality who launched a new sports podcast produced by SiriusXM, Casuals.

Controversial takes are common in the sports world, and Nolan is not exempt. Recently, WNBA star Sophie Cunningham became the latest sports star to take on the issue of trans athlete participation. Over the last few years, there have been cases of trans women participating in women’s sports, which has become a matter of concern and has been politicized as well.

Nolan took shots at Cunningham over her views regarding their participation in women’s sports. OutKick reporter Bobby Burack criticized Nolan over her comments. He clapped back by resurfacing one of Nolan’s past comments about NFL star Tom Brady.

Katie Nolan, who claims Sophie has no critical thinking skills because she wants to keep males out of female locker rooms, once had a breakdown on YouTube because Tom Brady “broke quarantine” by training — wait for it — outside!

Bobby Burack on X

The issue of trans women competing in women’s sports has been ongoing for a while now. Several athletes on the men’s and women’s side have been critical of it in the past. The whole discussion has also turned political.

United States of America President Donald Trump even signed an order that banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. While trans athletes such as Lia Thomas have vowed to fight back against the decision, the lack of support for her stance has been an issue.

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Katie Nolan seemed to have struck a nerve as Burrack brought up her old take on Tom Brady during the pandemic. Nolan criticized the seven-time Super Bowl winner over his quarantine workout.

Fans were quick to catch on to the clapback and reacted to it across social media.

Fans were criticizing Nolan for her remarks. Some accused her of making such controversial remarks to stay relevant in the sports world.

Katie Nolan calls out Sophie Cunningham over trans athlete take

Sophie Cunningham made headlines when she expressed support for banning trans athletes from competing in women’s sports in an interview with ESPN. She made it clear that her comments did not come from a place of hate towards the trans community, as she believes in protecting women athletes.

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Sophie Cunningham (image via Underdog SA1/X)

Following her comments on supporting the ban, Nolan accused the WNBA star of lacking “critical thinking skills”.

All you’re telling us, Sophie, is that you don’t really have critical-thinking skills, or that you aren’t interested in employing them. You’re taking the message that’s being given to you by people who are highly invested in this dividing stuff, and you’re helping them sell it by not questioning it at all. Which is extra crazy given the fact that you’re surrounded by people you could talk to about this issue to better understand it.

Katie Nolan on Casuals

However, it looks like Nolan’s remarks came back to haunt her as she has been on the receiving end of criticism. Many accused Nolan of failing to understand Cunningham’s stance on transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.

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