There are cabals in the sport that are sacred. It is that of Michael jordan who wore his college shorts under the Bulls uniform, Lebron James likes to throw magnesia in the air before each match … I Tom Brady can’t be separated from number 12, Even if for that reason he had promised something that for many may sound crazy.
The two conditions Brady put on the Buccaneers
The world sport was shaken by the news in the spring of 2020 that Tom Brady was leaving the New England Patriots after 20 seasons and 6 trophies from the NFL conquered, but even more surprising was to know that -at its time 42 and today 43 years- he chose the ever-losing Tampa Bay Buccaneers as his new challenge.
According to Tampa executives, the legendary quarterback never asked for privileged treatment and only put two conditions to sign the contract. The first was to get from day one all mobile numbers of his peers and coaches and the second was to allow it carry the number 12 in the sweater.
Tom Brady promised to take them to the Super Bowl
The first wish was granted at the time, but the second had to be given with one direct agreement between Brady and Chris Godwin, One of the star receivers of the franchise that came from its best season and for whom the number 12 it had a meaning beyond sport.
“At first I refused, I will be honest“Number means a lot to be a part of my youth, my identity and it’s something that also has great value between my promise and me,” he said. Godwin last July at noon The Checkdown.
Despite this first rejection, the succulent offer that TB12 made him in order to get his Kabbalistic t-shirt made him give in because, as he himself said, you are not always in the presence of the best of all time.
“Brady told me ‘I’ll give you a Super Bowl in exchange for 12’, I finally understood that we are talking about the damn Tom Brady, the legend, had to have this detail with him to welcome him. That’s how I’m going to stick to his word, “he added Godwin, who took the number 14 for this season in which he has more than a thousand yards counting regular phase and Playoffs.
Tom Brady and the record that only he holds
No matter what happens on February 7 at Raymond James Stadium, Tom Brady will continue to be the player with the most Super Bowl rings of all time because he has six at the time, although a seventh would not hurt, Especially in the new debate in the American media where they emphasize that, to beat the Chiefs of Patrick Mahomes, Would surpass in professional titles to Michael Jordan.
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