Tom Brady Celebrated by LeBron James, Twitter for Leading Bucs' GW Drive vs. Saints
Dec 6, 2022
TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 05: Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up prior to the game against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium on December 05, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
It looked like it was finally safe to count out Touchdown Tom.
Until it wasn't.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were lost on offense for the majority of Monday's NFC South showdown against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium, but Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes in the final three minutes to help them earn a dramatic 17-16 victory.
Tampa Bay is somehow in full control of the NFC South at 6-6, which is a testament to the dreadfulness of the division more than anything else. But Brady and Co. have now won three of their last four and are in line to host a playoff game after he connected with Rachaad White for a six-yard score with three seconds left.
Social media naturally featured plenty of reactions to the GOAT's latest highlight:
You know what, we all know @TomBrady is the G.O.A.T. But Iâve just decided we still donât give him his just due. What a damn WINNER. He didnât just won the game once tonight â but TWICE! Un-Freaking-Believable.
Brady has had more impressive comebacks throughout his careerâ28-3, anyone?âbut Monday's was shocking given the way the first 57 minutes unfolded.
The Tampa Bay crowd loudly booed throughout much of the contest as the offense managed just three points in a first half in which Brady threw an ugly interception to Demario Davis. And then White lost a fumble on the Bucs' opening possession of the second half.
Later, it was head coach Todd Bowles' turn to draw the boos, as he elected to punt on 4th-and-7 from the New Orleans 40 with the score 13-3 on the first play of the fourth quarter.
It looked hopeless for the Buccaneers, but hope is never lost with Brady.
With five minutes to play, he marched the offense 91 yards in just more than two minutes, capping the drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to Cade Otton. After the defense forced a three-and-out, Brady took advantage of one final chance with an 11-play, 63-yard drive that took just under two-and-a-half minutes.
Next up for the Buccaneers is a road matchup against the San Francisco 49ers as they look to build on Monday's win.
Brock Purdy: Tom Brady is 'The GOAT. Heâs Been Playing...Longer Than Iâve Been Alive'
Dec 5, 2022
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, left, passes against Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is slated to make his first career NFL start in Week 14. Opposite him will be Tom Brady, likely making his 330th start.
"Pretty cool," Purdy said of the matchup, per Peter King of NBC Sports. "The GOAT. He's been playing football longer than I've been alive."
Purdy was born before Brady made his NFL debut, but only barely. The rookie was about four months old when Brady was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 draft, going on to win seven Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A seventh-round pick in 2022, Purdy will hope for a similar trajectory in his NFL career after getting his chance in the spotlight.
Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a season-ending foot injury on Sunday, forcing the 49ers to go further down the depth chart after already losing Trey Lance earlier in the year. Purdy stepped up and threw two touchdown passes in a 33-17 win over the Miami Dolphins.
It sets the stage for Purdy to go head to head with arguably the greatest quarterback of all time when the 49ers face the Buccaneers next Sunday.
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Don't Blame Mac Jones: Loss to Bills Exposes Lack of Spark in Patriots Offense
Dec 2, 2022
Patriots QB Mac Jones
A little over a week ago, the New England Patriots were winners of three straight. They suffered a narrow loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Thanksgiving, but even then, the 6-5 Patriots felt like a team that could threaten in the postseason.
After Thursday night's 24-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills, however, it feels like New England's season is basically over. Anyone looking to point the finger at quarterback Mac Jones for the lossâor for not being on the level of Josh Allenâshouldn't. Jones didn't fail the Patriots on Thursday. The Patriots have failed Jones all season.
Let's be clear. Jones isn't Allen. He's an adequately athletic pocket passer whose strengths are his timing, accuracy and ability to read a defense. He isn't the sort of dynamic dual-threat who can create big plays out of thin air.
However, Jones cannot and should not be blamed for all of New England's offensive struggles.
The offense isn't exactly loaded with skill-position players. Rhamondre Stevenson is a tremendous runner, while Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith are quality receiving tight ends. However, the wide receiver groupâheadlined by Jakobi Meyers, DeVante Parker and Nelson Agholorâleaves plenty to be desired.
Meyers came into Thursday with a team-high 571 receiving yards and a team-high three receiving touchdowns. Those aren't numbers indicative of a No. 1 NFL receiver. Entering Week 13, Parker was the only other player with more than 400 receiving yards on the season.
The reality is that New England lacks breakaway threats, and that's a problem when the quarterback is a distributor and not a creator. Another problem is an offensive line that has now allowed 32 sacks on the season.
You can put things this simply:
If you don't protect a guy like Josh Allen, he can put on a Superman cape and just beat you anyway.
If you don't protect Mac Jones, your offense is dead.
Not sure that's something to hate Jones for, but tonight made that pretty clear.
— Khari D. Thompson (kdthompson5.bsky.social) (@kdthompson5) December 2, 2022
Big plays have been few and far between for New England. We saw this play out on Thursday, as New England's lone explosive play was made by a rookie cornerback getting his first NFL offensive snap.
#Patriots bring in CB and punt-return hero Marcus Jones on **offense**.
The Patriots and head coach/de facto GM Bill Belichick must shoulder the blame for Jones' lackluster supporting cast.
Of course, Jones had a similar supporting cast last season and was a rookie Pro Bowler who took New England to the playoffs. However, he has regressed in both touchdown passes (from 22 to seven) and passer rating (from 92.5 to 87.3 coming into Thursday)âand the supporting cast is only part of the problem.
The Patriots and Belichick have failed Jones in the coaching department, too. When New England lost offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels in the offseason, it didn't replace him with an experienced play caller. Belichick tapped Joe Judge and Matt Patriciaâcoaches with special teams and defensive backgrounds, respectivelyâto lead the offense.
Unsurprisingly, the Patriots' attack has been uncreative and predictable for most of the yearâone miraculous Marcus Jones play notwithstanding.
So weird. Itâs like putting the @Patriots offense in the hand of Matt Patricia and Joe Judge was a bad ideaâŠ.
Play-calling hasn't helped Jones in any way. No, he doesn't have elite receivers at his disposal, but he does have enough downfield accuracy to stretch the field. Only, the Patriots have rarely attacked deep, instead relying on the run and underneath passes, hoping something breaks.
With the current skill group, there aren't going to be many breakaway plays when opponents aren't concerned with defending the deep ball.
Perhaps Patricia and Co. don't trust the Patriots offensive line. Perhaps they don't trust Jones. Whatever the reason, the result has been an offense that is too easy to defend.
A little creativity could work wonders for Jones, as it did last year. According to Pro Football Reference, Jones ran 32 run-pass options (RPOs) in 2022 and threw for 324 yards on those plays. He attempted 108 play-action passes and threw for 888 yards off of play-action.
Entering Thursday, Jones had run six RPOs and 33 play-action passes with 318 passing yards off of those plays this season.
The Patriots also might want to let Jones do what he does best, stand under center and survey the field.
Mac Jones is better Under Center than Shotgun and that trend continues tonight. When UC he's +17.1% Comp % Over Expected & -12% in shotgun. He's been UC more tonight than his season average, NE should continue to put him there.
With a bland offense that lacks breakaway pass-catchers and doesn't do a stellar job of protecting the quarterback, it would be hard for just about any signal-caller to find successâat least one not named Allen or Lamar Jackson or Patrick Mahomes.
And it's not as if Jones didn't see this coming. The second-year quarterback had trepidation about Belichick's choice of play-caller, and he was largely ignored. According to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, this strained the relationship between team and quarterback early in the season.
Breer said the following on the NBC Sports Boston pregame show in October (h/t NESN's Dakota Randall):
"I think things did get a little sideways, really over the last couple of months. And I think itâs going back from the change to Josh McDaniels. âWhy are we bringing in Joe Judge and Matt Patricia when Bill OâBrienâs sitting out there and potentially we couldâve made a run at him? Why does it make sense to have a defensive guy and a special teams guy here? Why are we changing the offense? Why are we streamlining after all the success I had?'"
Jones doesn't seem nearly as comfortable in the current Patriots offense as he did under McDanielsâa sentiment shared by many around the league, according to Breer.
"One thing some of these people who evaluated him have told me consistently over the course of this year is it doesn't look like he trusts the offense," Breer said on Early Edition (h/t Justin Leger of NBC Sports Boston). "So I think the first thing is getting him concepts that he trusts. Figuring out what he likes and focusing on that."
This is perhaps the biggest way in which the Patriots have failed Jones. Instead of listening to the guy they drafted to be the franchise quarterback and tailoring the offense to suit him, New England has dismissed his concerns and tried to force him into an unfamiliar system.
And perhaps we shouldn't be surprised. It's the "Patriot Way" to follow Belichick and do what is asked. It worked for years with Tom Brady running the show, though to be fair, Brady is arguably the best to ever do it.
Of course, New England can point to the success of Bailey Zappeâwho went 2-0 and posted a 100.9 QB rating when Jones was out with a high-ankle sprainâand say that the "Patriot Way" still works.
However, when a team doesn't trust its quarterback or acknowledge his input, it's hard for that quarterback to trust the team and to flourish.
So, if New England misses the postseason this year, and a bad offense is the culprit, don't blame Jones. As a rookie, he appeared to be a worthy successor to Brady in New England, but in his second season, the Patriots have let their prospective franchise quarterback down in multiple ways.
Tom Brady Says Eagles' Jalen Hurts Is Playing at a 'Very, Very, Very High Level'
Nov 29, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 27: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs with the ball against the Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field on November 27, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
Tom Brady offered high praise to Jalen Hurts on his podcast Let's Go! after the Philadelphia Eagles' win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday:
Tom Brady on Jalen Hurts, via the SiriusXM podcast âLetâs Go! With Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray.â pic.twitter.com/okmhOMtg4R
"That's why that team is so successful. He's playing at a very, very, very high level, and they're a tough team to stop," Brady said of Hurts.
Hurts has emerged as an MVP candidate with 17 passing touchdowns and just three interceptions, adding 597 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on the ground. He's a major reason the Eagles are 10-1.
Brady has won three MVP awards himself and was second in voting last year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, although he's mostly succeeded with his passing rather than rushing. The 45-year-old has negative-six rushing yards through 11 games in 2022.
It's easy to see why Brady has been in awe of Hurts' all-around play.
B/R Interview: Tony Gonzalez Talks Tom Brady, Travis Kelce and Fantasy Football Movie
Nov 18, 2022
CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 22: Former NFL tight end and Thursday Night Football analyst Tony Gonzalez takes part in a segment prior to a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 22, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
"Man, I would love to play in this day and age."
And fans would love to see it, Tony Gonzalez.
The Hall of Fame tight end has gotten the opportunity to see a number of games up close this season for his work on Amazon's coverage of Thursday Night Football, and he told Bleacher Report he has caught himself thinking about what would happen if the prime version of himself was taking advantage of the spacing and aerial attacks in today's game.
"It all depends on the system you're in and who you're playing with," he said. "But, yeah, you look at it and the rules with the way they've changed them, this ain't your daddy's football. And I'm not saying it's a bad thing because they're making the game safer. But defenses can't really touch you anymore, they can't really hit you over the middle like they used to. So you look at it and go, 'Man, I would love to play in this day and age.'"
It's not difficult to envision the types of numbers he would post.
After all, Gonzalez is one of the best tight ends in NFL history who built a resume that included 14 Pro Bowl selections and six All-Pro nods after the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the No. 13 overall pick of the 1997 NFL draft.
He played 12 seasons with the Chiefs and five with the Atlanta Falcons, amassing 1,325 receptions for 15,127 yards and 111 touchdowns. He missed a single game during his entire career, finished with 900 or more receiving yards nine different times, reached double-digit touchdown catches three different times and was inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019.
Kansas City fans have been spoiled at the position going from an all-time great in Gonzalez to a current star on his way to legendary status in Travis Kelce, who is a Super Bowl champion, seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro attempting to surpass 1,000 receiving yards for the seventh straight year.
"I love watching Travis Kelce," Gonzalez said. "Obviously, it's Kansas City and hits close to home there. But to see what he's done in that system and with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid calling the plays, and the way he's done it both on and off the field as a class act. He's definitely the guy who I watch the most and somebody I think has done unbelievable things with the position."
He also mentioned George Kittle and Kyle Pitts when asked which tight ends he enjoys watching but was quick to point out it's not a bad thing that nobody reminds him of himself.
"Everybody's so different," he said. "There's nobody who reminds me of me, and that's a good thing. Because these guys are coming in and they are their own person with their own style. And that's all I ever wanted. Don't ever try to be like me, be yourself and let's see you try to bring something new to the table."
Gonzalez has brought something new to the table in his post-playing career by going into acting.
His credits include NCIS and xXx: Return of Xander Cage, and he is part of the cast of the new Paramount+ movie called Fantasy Football debuting on Nov. 25. The former Falcon will play the team's coach in the film, which also stars Marsai Martin, Omari Hardwick and Kelly Rowland.
"I think I've come a long way from where I started," he said while laughing and discussing his acting abilities. "I've worked really hard to develop those skills, and I like where I'm at right now. It was great to be in the movie ⊠I'm happy with it, I had a great experience."
Fantasy Football sees Callie A. Coleman (played by Martin) discover she can control her father Bobby (played by Hardwick) on the football field by playing as him in Madden NFL 23.
"It's a family movie that's based around football, which are the two best things in my life," Gonzalez said. "It's family and football, so this movie has it all. It's going to be funny and heartwarming and entertaining."
Madden plays a major role in the movie's plot, and the iconic EA Sports franchise is running a cross-promotion in which two of the characters (Bobby Coleman and Anderson Fisher) will be dropped into The Yard and Superstar KO modes on Friday.
Gonzalez, who is in the game in the Ultimate Team mode, reflected on his experience with the video game beyond its role in the film.
"I was a big player back in my younger days, but, of course, once you start getting married and having kids you have to be home after practice and can't stay and play," he said. "But now I have a 12-year-old son who is infatuated with the game. I'm not kidding you, I think he knows more about the players than I do. I can go to him now and ask about the players around the league and ask 'How do you know all this stuff?' And he goes, 'Madden. It's because I play Madden.'"
Don't expect to see Gonzalez on the sidelines as a coach anytime soon, though, even if he is playing one in Fantasy Football and former players may have their chance to shine in the profession thanks to the Indianapolis Colts.
"Now that this guy named Jeff Saturday got the head spot with the Colts, maybe I can make a go at it," he said. "But, honestly, I doubt it. I think coaching is so hard. It's such a chore. It's not my cup of tea, I don't think. But I do think Jeff Saturday's doing a good job of it, so maybe one day. I'll never say never."
Gonzalez said the situation with Saturday is "fascinating" and one of the storylines he can't wait to see unfold down the stretch run of the season.
Jeff Saturday was hyped in his presser after becoming the Colts interim HC đ„ https://t.co/957O66s9bv
While Saturday was a six-time Pro Bowler during 13 seasons with Indianapolis as a center, he didn't have any coaching experience at the college or NFL level when the Colts named him the replacement for the fired Frank Reich.
"This could be a game-changer hiring somebody with no experience," Gonzalez said of the new coach, who led Indianapolis to a victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in his first game. "If he can make this thing work, it changes the game. It really does. And a lot of coaches out there are probably shaking in their boots, there's a lot of people rooting against this. I can't wait to see how that turns out."
The Hall of Famer will have a chance to see how it turns out from a different perspective than most considering he is part of Amazon Prime Video's first year of covering Thursday Night Football.
Gonzalez, who previously worked on pregame shows for CBS and Fox, travels to stadiums alongside Charissa Thompson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Whitworth and Richard Sherman for pregame, postgame and halftime coverage.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) Thursday Night Football Commentators Tony Gonzalez, Charissa Thompson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Whitworth, and Richard Sherman talk during pregame coverage before the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on September 15, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
"It's been great," he said. "We're at the game with the set and the fans. Just being on the sideline, the energy is incredible. It's been way better than I thought it was going to be, and obviously with the streaming platform and to get a chance to do something that's never been done before and see it working now. It's no longer 'what if?'"
One of the Thursday games he got to see was the Baltimore Ravens' victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8.
That was part of Tampa Bay's 3-5 start to the season, but it has since won two straight and is sitting atop the NFC South during its bye week. This may be Tom Brady's final season, and Gonzalez sees the seven-time Super Bowl champion's final push as another intriguing storyline for the season's second half.
"It seems like he's going to hit his stride here in what's going to be his last year," he said. "I am 100 percent sure this is going to be his last year, so watching him go out, I can't wait to see how that turns out."
It may even end in another Super Bowl appearance.
"The NFC, I don't know at this point," Gonzalez said. "I like Philly, but they can't stop the run. I'm still not convinced that Tom Brady doesn't have something up his sleeve as a true darkhorse. Never go against a Hall of Famer, especially a guy like that. And then the Cowboys, even though they lost last week, I think this is the best Cowboys team I've ever seen in my career."
He is far more certain of how the AFC will unfold, especially after his former team landed wide receiver Kadarius Toney in a trade with the New York Giants. All the pass-catcher did was score a touchdown in his second game with his new team during a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Watch Kadarius Toney readjust his gloves before high-pointing this catch. đ
"Out of the AFC, I think the Chiefs," Gonzalez said. "That high-powered offense even got better. Kadarius Toney is only going to make that offense even better."
With predictions like that, Kansas City fans will surely continue to love one of the team's all-time greats.
Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, More Athletes Named in Lawsuit over FTX's Collapse
Nov 16, 2022
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
A class-action lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX, also names several athletes and celebrities as defendants after they "aggressively marketed" the company, per Zachary Halaschak of the Washington Examiner.
Among the athletes listed are Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Shaquille O'Neal, Udonis Haslem, David Ortiz, Trevor Lawrence, Shohei Ohtani and Naomi Osaka.
The lawsuit claims these people "promoted, assisted in, and actively participated" in the alleged scheme.
"I f--ked up, and should have done better," Bankman-Fried tweeted.
The class-action suit, led by Oklahoma resident Edwin Garrison, argues FTX was a "was designed to take advantage of unsophisticated investors from across the country."
The athletes helped promote the FTX brand, with Brady taking part in a commercial alongside then-wife Gisele BĂŒndchen prior to the couple finalizing their divorce in October.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uymLJoKFlW8
Brady and BĂŒndchen were also announced as shareholders in the company.
Curry promoted FTX as well, saying in his commercial that the platform enabled him to buy and sell cryptocurrency without being an expert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsy2N-XI04o
Lawrence signed an endorsement deal with Blockfolio, which is powered by the FTX app, becoming the first of its kind to pay a portion of its signing bonus in cryptocurrency.
The athletes could now end up suffering from these deals amid the collapse of FTX.
Bruce Arians: Tom Brady Was 'Playing Bad' During Buccaneers' 3-Game Losing Streak
Nov 15, 2022
TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 02: Bruce Arians of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium on October 02, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said criticism of offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich during the team's three-game losing streak was unfair and cast a spotlight on the play of Tom Brady.
"I don't think it was fair to Byron," Arians, who serves as a senior adviser on the Bucs organization, told Ira Kaufman of JoeBucsFan.com. "Nobody is going to say that Brady was playing bad, but he was playing bad. We also had growing pains on a young offensive front, and we weren't running well. There comes a time as a play-caller when you're losing yards running the ball and you say, 'Forget this, I'm putting the ball in Tom's hands.'"
Brady threw for just two touchdowns over Tampa's losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens, which dropped the Bucs to 3-5. Those losses, particularly ones to lowly Carolina and Pittsburgh, will likely play a huge factor in Tampa's playoff seedingâassuming the team is able to win the weak NFC South.
Much of Brady's struggles can be attributed to injuries across the offensive line and receiving corps, which has led to a general inconsistency that's frustrated the veteran quarterback. Brady currently sits second in the NFL in passing yards (2,805), but he's thrown as many touchdown passes (12) as Marcus Mariota (tied for 14th).
The Bucs is sitting 27th in red-zone touchdown percentage after finishing second in the NFL last season.
Brady is on pace for 20 touchdown passes, which would be the worst mark since 2001 (his first season as a starter).
Arians expressed confidence in the Bucs turning things around, noting their offense was far more effective in Sunday's win over the Seattle Seahawksâeven if it wasn't entirely done through the air.
The Bucs are off in Week 11 before traveling to play the Cleveland Browns in Week 12.
Antonio Brown Shares Photo of 2021 Text from Tom Brady: 'You Are Acting Selfish'
Nov 15, 2022
Football: Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady (12) in action with Antonio Brown (81) during game vs Dallas Cowboys at Raymond James Stadium. Tampa, FL 9/9/2021 CREDIT: Erick W. Rasco (Photo by Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X163788 TK1)
Antonio Brown shared an old text on social media apparently from Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, which seemed to call out of the receiver's questionable behavior off the field:
So is Antonio Brown attempting to make Tom Brady look like the bad guy here? Because he comes across as a damn good friend here... pic.twitter.com/8MZwsWFeg4
"You are acting selfish and unfortunately many of those people are exhausted by the erratic and unpredictable emotional behavior," Brady wrote.
The text was dated May, 10, 2021, which was after Brown's first season with the Buccaneers. The seven-time Pro Bowler helped Brady and Tampa Bay win the Super Bowl and he was seeking a new deal with the organization.
On April 28, his agents told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network that Brown had agreed to a new one-year deal with the Buccaneers. However, it took several weeks for the two sides to actually put pen to paper.
There was clearly something that held up the deal, which was enough for Brady to call out his teammate. At the time, head coach Bruce Arians only said the wideout needed a physical and praised Brown for his behavior.
"We wanted AB back," Arians told the Pewter Report. "He was a model citizen the whole time he's been here. We wanted him back and he's never had surgery in his life. It's just a matter of physical done. I wanted him back the whole time."
Things obviously didn't end well in this situation, as an on-field outburst led to the Bucs releasing Brown in the middle of the next season.
The relationship between Brown and Brady also soured. Brown went from living with Brady when he arrived in Tampa Bay to trolling the quarterback following the highly publicized divorce with Gisele BĂŒndchen.
While Brown's latest post might have been intended to further criticize Brady, it instead comes across as a genuine call for Brown to turn things around.
Tom Brady: Justin Jefferson Made 'One of the Great Catches in NFL History' vs. Bills
Nov 14, 2022
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings catches a pass in front of Cam Lewis #39 of the Buffalo Bills during the fourth quarter at Highmark Stadium on November 13, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
Tom Brady started the NFL slate on Sunday by leading his Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Germany, which gave him plenty of time to watch highlights from other games.
One catch, in particular, caught his eye.
"That has got to be one of the great catches in NFL history," he said on his Let's Go!podcast with Jim Gray (h/t Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times) when discussing Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson's 32-yard catch in the final two minutes of regulation during the NFC North team's 33-30 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills.
Jefferson finished with 10 receptions for 193 yards and one touchdown, but it was the one where he saved the game on 4th-and-18 down by snatching the ball from the defensive back's hands that stood out the most:
Brady has certainly seen his fair share of catches during his illustrious career, including David Tyree's famous helmet catch that came against No. 12's New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.
He also played with one of the best wide receivers of all time in Randy Moss.
Yet he was nothing but impressed by Jefferson's snag, which helped the Vikings improve to 8-1 on the season.
