Tom Brady experienced a moment he’ll never forget before Super Bowl LIV.
Brady, along with the rest of the NFL 100 All-Time Team, was celebrated before the game. He took a photo alongside Brett Favre, John Elway, Roger Staubach, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana and Dan Marino — all of which are legends in their own rights.
“It’s not often you get to meet your idols. In this picture, I was lucky enough to be with almost all of them. I am so thankful for them inspiring me to be the best I could be! This is truly my dream, coming true,” Brady said in an Instagram post.
Brady joined Jim Gray on Westwood One Radio during halftime of the game and reflected on the moment.
“That (photo) is being hung up in my office because I said it is not often that you get to meet your idol and I happened to be around just about every one of them there at one time, in one picture,” Brady said. “Steve Young was another one that could just as easily been up there with us. That would have kind of made it all complete, but just again, very, very cool moment for me in my life. I have been a part of some really great ones, and to stand there with all the other incredible athletes, players who have performed so well for such long periods of time in the NFL, is one of the coolest moments I have ever experienced.”
It was a pretty cool day for me personally, just to be there and take in the energy of the stadium, but to see the guys who I have looked up to for so long. In the pregame, it was very surreal standing in a room with the greatest players in the history of the NFL. It was a great celebration and obviously when the game kicked off, I think it has lived up to its billing.”
Brady, 42, is preparing for his first stint in free agency and his future team is still up in the air for 2020.
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