Category: Tom Brady

Tom Brady comments on Patrick Mahomes and the officiating controversy

Tom Brady weighed in on the Patrick Mahomes-referee controversy

Much ado has been made about Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes getting special treatment in regard to calls made by NFL referees.

It all comes as the Chiefs are looking to win their third championship in a row against the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. A similar narrative was created about New England Patriots legend Tom Brady during the Patriots’ dynasty.

Nevertheless, the Patriots shut down the outside noise and won six Super Bowls over a 20-year span.

Brady is now in a position to take a step back and appreciate the present-day stars in the league, including Mahomes. He stuck up for Mahomes in a recent YouTube video.

“Pat’s the best quarterback in the NFL, he’s unbelievable,” Brady said, when commenting on the referee bias accusations aimed at Mahomes. “It doesn’t take away from his greatness at all. He’s just playing within the rules and how they’re calling them.”

For what it’s worth, Brady got the upper hand in head-to-head matchups against Mahomes. He owns a 2-0 postseason record over the 29-year-old quarterback.

However, he can empathize with Mahomes when it comes to accusations of special treatment.

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Tom Brady comments on Patriots-Chiefs championship game memory

Tom Brady reminisced on the Patriots-Chiefs AFC title game

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reminisced about a moment that occurred after the 2018 AFC Championship Game between the Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs.

Brady and the Patriots came away with the victory. The legendary quarterback went 30-of-46 on the evening, throwing for 346 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.

A game-winning touchdown drive in overtime sealed the deal for Brady and the Patriots to advance to Super Bowl LIII, where they defeated the Los Angeles Rams to hoist their sixth Lombardi Trophy.

The Patriots’ social media team posted a video following the game of Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski walking to the tune of “Bad Boy for Life.”

“What a time,” Brady commented on social media when sharing the video.

Brady’s comments come on the week of the AFC Championship matchup between the Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. It’s fun to look back on the memories considering the Patriots are currently rebuilding for the future.

Patriots fans everywhere certainly appreciate the unique dominance of that era.

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Tom Brady’s future in broadcasting revealed in recent report

Tom Brady will not be leaving the broadcasting booth anytime soon

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady plans to stay in the broadcast booth for the majority of his 10-year contract, according to Brady’s agent, Don Yee, via Sports Business Journal.

Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox in 2022. That runs concurrent with him owning a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.

Given his position with the Raiders, the Patriots legend and seven-time Super Bowl champion has to follow restrictions as a member of the broadcast team. These include not being permitted to be in another team facility, not being permitted to witness practices and not being permitted to attend broadcast production meetings.

“Tom has had a tremendous amount of fun working with Fox this year, and he’s really excited about the future with Fox and his growth on their team,” said Yee. “And this year was the first year of a long relationship.”

Brady has certainly kept himself busy following his playing career with the Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It appears as if he will continue in the broadcast booth for the foreseeable future as he wraps up his first season.

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Former Patriots fullback recalls epic Tom Brady story

Jakob Johnson once played with a broken shoulder blade for Tom Brady

Former New England Patriots fullback Jakob Johnson had an epic story about playing with Tom Brady.

Johnson and the Patriots offense were at the goal line in a 2019 game. The first play they ran was for Johnson, who hit a linebacker as he tried to run through the hole. Little did he know, the play resulted in him breaking his shoulder blade.

Initially, Johnson thought about going to the sideline, but then Brady looked at him and said, “Jak, you okay, baby?”

Johnson admitted that comment from Brady prompted him to get back up and try to tough out another play. When the Patriots failed to get into the end zone a second time, Johnson realized his shoulder was dangling to his side.

He didn’t realize the damage he’d done until he got x-rays of the injury.

“I can always say I toughed out a broken shoulder blade because Tom Brady smiled at me. Listen, if Tom Brady asks you to get on up and get the score, then that’s what you do,” Johnson told NFL on DAZN.

Johnson had a successful career with the Patriots playing from 2019-2021. He is currently a free agent, after last playing on the New York Giants’ practice squad.

This story just goes to show the incredible respect Brady’s teammates always had for him on the football field.

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Tom Brady reveals current NFL receiver he’d want to throw to the most

This duo would be unstoppable

Former New England Patriots quarterback and NFL legend Tom Brady recently revealed what current NFL wide receiver he would like to throw to the most during a segment with FOX Sports.

Brady has thrown to his fair share of legendary wide receivers, including players like Randy Moss, Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

A recent fan question in Brady’s mailbag segment asked him what current player he would want to throw to, and his answer was none other than Minnesota Vikings All-Pro wideout Justin Jefferson. The star receiver is arguably the best in the game. He has 75 catches for 1,170 yards and seven touchdowns so far this season.

“Couple of tough choices out there. I know Ja’Marr Chase, what a year he’s having, but I’m saying Justin Jefferson,” said Brady. “He can do everything from any spot on the field. He goes deep. He goes short. He can catch the ball, catch and run, touchdowns, third down. He’s a ridiculous player. He reminds me so much of my former teammate and Viking Randy Moss.”

It would have been fun to see Brady throw to Jefferson. The two could have dominated the NFL to the point where it might have been similar to what Brady and Moss did to the league back in 2007.

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Tom Brady’s infamous NFL combine shirt fetches insane price at auction

Tom Brady’s 2000 NFL Scouting Combine shirt was just auctioned off for an insane price

The shirt Tom Brady wore during his 40-yard dash at the 2000 NFL Scouting Combine was auctioned off and sold on Tuesday night at Sotheby’s.

The pre-sale estimate of the shirt ranged from $100,000-$200,000, but the actual selling price was $144,000 for a longstanding piece of football memorabilia.

Brady was famously selected with the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft. From there, he went on to have one of the most decorated careers of all time.

Brady would go on to win Super Bowls with both the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He won six in New England before his departure from the team in 2020 to Tampa Bay, where he won another championship in his first year with the team.

Brady ran a 5.28 40-yard dash time while wearing the shirt, which was the slowest by any quarterback at the combine. Who knew his shirt would be the most expensive over 24 years later?

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Tom Brady’s epic impersonation of Bill Belichick coaching in college

How accurate would this be?

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady took the latest Bill Belichick news as an opportunity to impersonate his former coach.

Belichick is in talks to become the next head coach at the University of North Carolina. However, nothing has been finalized as of this typing.

Brady appeared alongside former Patriots legends Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman on FOX NFL Sunday for a reunion segment for the former Patriots trio.

He was asked if he could imagine Belichick coaching at the collegiate level. This gave the former quarterback the opportunity to break out his hilarious impersonation.

‘”Listen, do you really want to come here? We don’t really want you anyway. I mean, I guess you could come. We’ll figure out if you play,'” Brady said while impersonating Belichick.

It would be awesome to be a fly on the wall at a hypothetical recruiting visit hosted by Belichick.

Regardless, given his incredible resume, he probably wouldn’t have to do much convincing for players to commit. It would certainly be surreal to see him standing on the sidelines on Saturdays instead of Sundays.

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Tom Brady destroys Eli Manning on social media with nine-word response

Tom Brady had the comeback remark for the ages after getting burned by Eli Manning

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn’t go quietly into that good night after being the recipient of a good burn from former New York Giants signal-caller Eli Manning.

Brady had initially posted a photo of himself catching a big fish, which was promptly followed up with a response and picture from Manning holding up an even bigger fish.

“Cute Minnow, Tom!” Manning posted on social media.

Brady, who is probably still feeling the pain of the two Super Bowls he lost to Manning, came back swinging for the fences with an epic response.

“You use a helmet to catch that one too?” asked Brady.

The comment was an obvious reference to the helmet catch made by former Giants receiver David Tyree late in Super Bowl XLII. That play kept a game-winning drive alive and helped the Giants win the championship and ruin the Patriots’ perfect season.

Brady and Manning are friends now that both are retired from the game, but as seen throughout the years, they aren’t shy about taking subtle jabs at one another from time to time.

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Tom Brady loses to high school senior in epic throwing challenge

This high school quarterback will remember this moment for the rest of his life

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was recently defeated in a throwing challenge by a high school quarterback.

The NFL legend competed against Jake Balanovich from Cyprus Bay High School in Florida. This was part of a YouTube challenge proposed by YouTube legend Mr. Beast.

The challenge involved throwing footballs at balloons. The balloons that Brady threw at were smaller, so as to create an even level of competition. Balanovich popped all of his balloons first and ended up taking home the $100,000 prize.

Accuracy is not exactly a problem for the high school quarterback. He has completed 106-of-175 passes for 1,551 yards and 14 touchdowns in his high school season.

Not every high school quarterback can say they beat Tom Brady in something. This is quite an accomplishment for Balanovich and a notch in his proverbial belt for not only his high school season but for the rest of his life.

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Tom Brady Power Rankings entering Week Nine revealed

What teams are in the Tom Brady Power Rankings?

The Tom Five is out as NFL teams get ready for Week 9. Most of the teams are division leaders, which goes to figure.

What is the lone team that isn’t atop its division? A hint: It has a chance to move up with a win on Sunday.