(CNN) When the New England Patriots, President Donald Trump's favorite NFL team, ran to the right during a play in Super Bowl LIII, Tom Brady called the play "Reagan."

It was perfectly audible and the message was clear enough for color commentator Tony Romo to translate the apparent political reference to Ronald Reagan for the television viewing audience.

Key Patriots -- the owner, the coach and the quarterback -- are all friendly with Trump. Owner Robert Kraft once reportedly gave Trump a Super Bowl Ring after an earlier Patriot win. Quarterback Tom Brady said Trump gave Kraft a Make America Great Again hat that somehow ended up in Brady's locker.

Trump clearly seemed to be rooting for the Patriots heading into the game. He tweeted his congratulations to them after they secured their spot in the Super Bowl, but offered no such praise for the Rams.

Coach Bill Belichick wrote Trump a note of encouragement in 2016, which Trump then read at a rally