On Sunday, the NFL is not only coming to Munich for the first time – but is also making a guest appearance in Germany for an official league game for the first time. Her biggest star is also there: Tom Brady is considered to be the best footballer of all time.
Toothpaste smile, born in California – and incredibly successful. Tom Brady combines everything a real American superstar needs. If on Sunday at 3.30 p.m. (listen to the NFL game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Seattle Seahawks live with BR sports reporter Taufig Khalil) the American football league NFL will be guest in an official league game in Germany for the first time, then it will be Munich audience see the biggest star that American football has ever had.
Tom Brady has dominated the sport, which has the most fans in the USA, for 20 years now. Seven championships, five awards as the best player in the finals, countless other medals and individual honors. The quarterback is the epitome of a sports legend. No player in the NFL threw more passes than he did, no one brought the football to his teammates more often, no one threw more touchdown passes, no one ever made a longer touchdown pass than he did (99 yards).
Tom Brady: From underdog to superstar
In the beginning nobody thought young Brady would have such a career. When he signed for the NFL draft in 2000 – slightly out of shape and without the best college recommendations – no one actually wanted him on their team. Pro football seemed way too big for Brady.
198 players were selected before the New England Patriots, at the plea of one of their quarterback coaches, gave Brady a chance. It should be the best decision in the club’s history. That same year, Bill Belichick was hired as a coach. The connection between the quarterback and the coach should work perfectly for 20 years.
Indomitable duo: Tom Brady and Coach Bill Belichick
The Rise of Tom Brady
But in his first season, Brady barely got a chance. After all, he managed to become the number four quarterback in the internal hierarchy, Drew Bledsoe’s back-up. When he was injured the following season, Brady took his job and never gave it up, leading his team to the title in his first season as a regular quarterback.
Brady became an icon in the New England Patriots blue jersey. Adored by his fans, hated by the supporters of the other teams. He led his team to the Super Bowl, the final game of the NFL, nine times. He left the field as the winner six times. His will, his game intelligence, his leadership skills made Brady a leader few had seen before in football.
Brady and the Patriots: The End of an Era
Brady and the New England Patriots ended their partnership in 2020. Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Many believed it would be the end of Brady’s career and that he could not be successful without the Patriots. But in his first season in Florida, Brady unexpectedly led the team to the title – and announced his retirement from football. A decision he reversed less than 50 days later.
The former dream couple: Giselle Bundchen and Tom Brady
Brady: Divorce from Giselle Bundchen
Off the field, Brady made headlines time and time again. At the latest when the athlete met supermodel Giselle Bundchen in 2006, Brady was a constant guest on the covers of tabloid magazines. The couple married in 2009 and have two children together.
Both recently announced that they are getting divorced. Brady’s decision not to retire from active football is said to have played a major role in this.
Things are not going well this season
Brady is now in his 22nd season as a professional football player. At 45, he is the oldest player in the NFL. His age and the divorce with Bundchen seem to be bothering him. Brady keeps addressing the latter: “My daughter often says to me: Daddy, you didn’t have a happy face on the field. But I’m doing my best. I’m trying to mentally get back to a better place,” he said recently in his podcast .
Nevertheless, his team is on a play-off course. The Buccaneers lead their division in the NFC South with four wins and five losses. But whether the 45-year-old quarterback can lead the Florida team to the title again is more than questionable. But if anyone is capable of it, it’s probably Brady.
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Source: BR24 11/11/2022 – 6:30 p.m
