Patriots honor now-suspended Tom Brady with banners at Gillette Stadium

Throughout the deflate-gate ordeal, the New England Patriots, led by owner Robert Kraft, have been incredibly supportive of quarterback Tom Brady.

And now that Brady is officially serving his four-game suspension, that support is as large as ever – literally.

Behold, the newest additions to the edifice of Gillette Stadium, the Patriots’ home field:

Early Sunday morning, the team’s Twitter and Instagram accounts posted these photos. The banners honoring Brady don two sides of the stadium’s signature design element, the lighthouse on the north end of the building. Atop the lighthouse is also a lighted number 12.

Coach Bill Belichick told reporters on Sunday that he hadn’t yet seen the banners.

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Brady’s four-game suspension officially began at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Prior to that, he was at the team’s annual end-of-preseason cookout at Kraft’s home on Cape Cod, chatting with the owner and hanging out with teammates.

Under the rules of the suspension, Brady is not allowed to go to the team facility, travel to road games, attend press conferences or have any contact with coaches or teammates until Oct. 3.