Los New England Patriots de la National Football League (NFL) They opened a bronze statue of former Quarterback on Friday night Tom Brady In honor of the player “whose two decades made New England into the epicenter of the excellence of American football.” The 3.65 meter piece is located in front of the entrance of the Gillette de los Patriots stadium. It is the first time that the team builds a statue for a player.
The statue It opened before the preseason match against the Washington Commandersthat the Patriots won by 48-18. Brady was present at the ceremony. «It's overwhelming. I feel very honored, deeply grateful and, if I'm sincere, a little old. I am also a little surprised, because they usually do not make you statues until you are very old, ”Brady joked.
Brady was chosen in the 199 of the 2000 NFL draft positionbut challenged all expectations and became one of the most laureate players in the league, taking the Patriots to win six Super Bowl; He won a seventh Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Bunccaneers.
The three times more valuable player (MVP) played for 23 seasons and holds several records of the League. Brady retired in February 2023 And since last year he is a commentator for the Fox Sports chain during the NFL matches.
