Brady Sr. reflects on son’s ‘incomprehensible’ Patriots Hall of Fame induction originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Emotions were high in Foxborough on Wednesday night as legendary quarterback Tom Brady was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame.
Thousands of fans and countless friends and former teammates gathered at Gillette Stadium to celebrate the GOAT’s two glorious decades with the team, and Brady was also joined by his family, including his father, Tom Brady Sr., throughout the event.
Ahead of his son’s induction, Brady Sr. sat down with NBC Sports Boston’s Tom E. Curran to reflect on what the night meant to him and the Brady family.
“This is so surreal. I can’t comprehend it,” Brady told Curran. “Even in our wildest dreams, we could never have imagined anything so epic.”
Brady, the 199th overall pick in the 2000 draft, led New England to six Super Bowl victories and won the MVP award in four of them. He was a three-time NFL MVP and set numerous franchise and league records during his unforgettable two decades with the team.
Although he left the Patriots for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020, Wednesday’s celebration marked the official final chapter of the Brady era in Foxborough. It was a bittersweet ending for Brady Sr.
“Coming here tonight makes me feel very, kind of solemn. I’ve driven this road so many times over the last 20 years and I really do see the end coming,” he added. “But the joy we’ve had, the good and the bad, the friendships we’ve made, nothing could be better.”
“So this night is almost incomprehensible to me because we remember him as number 199 and number 199 doesn’t usually get this kind of welcome.”
Brady will become the 35th inductee into the Patriots Hall of Fame. Other inductees at Wednesday’s ceremony included Willie McGinest, Vince Wilfork, Ty Law, Drew Bledsoe, Troy Brown and Matt Light.
