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The Tampa Bay quarterback can do it all. From being a child’s best friend to a bully! Well, not the mean kind. Tom Brady and Drew Brees achieved huge milestones in their careers. Brady has taken over a record set by Brees and they both faced each other in the divisional round. Brees retired after the 2020-2021 season. Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the last match against the New Orleans Saints. In the locker room, Brady announced to his teammates that he ended Brees’ career!

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The running back of the Buccaneers, LeSean McCoy, revealed in the ‘I Am Athlete’ podcast how the NFL legend enjoyed this special game!

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Tom Brady got Bree!

Recalling the events of the adrenaline-filled game, McCoy said, “So Tom is like, ‘Hey great to see you,’ all this great sh*t, right? We beat ’em! [After the game] Tom is out there throwing with [Brees’] kids. Him and his son, they’re throwing to Brees’ son, right? Kissing babies. We get back to the locker room, Tom goes, ‘I got his a**! Let’s go! Sit his ass down!’ We were all like, ‘Ohhhh!'”

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Before Tom Brady announced to the team that he “got Brees’ a**,” the two shared their last moment on-filed together. Brees, who is a father of four children, was chatting it up with the GOAT.

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In the footage that went viral on Twitter, Brady throws a playful pass to Brees’ sons. And Brady tells them to be nice to their sisters, to which the kids jokingly said “No!” 

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Drew Brees announced his retirement after playing for twenty years; fifteen with the Saints. He is a thirteen-time Pro Bowler and finished his career with all-time leading passing yards and completed passes, which Tom Brady inadvertently took over.

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Before gaining their victory over New Orleans, the Saints defeated the Buccaneers twice. Brady thus ended the career of Brees and played with his kids in front of him!

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Neha Joshi

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs. Her favorite athlete is football superstar Tom Brady, whom she finds immensely motivating. The following quote by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is among her most treasured ones: "If you don't play to win, don't play at all", which more often than not inspires her to excel in every pursuit she takes up! When away from work, Neha indulges herself in browsing through Realistic English, Post Structuralist American, and Modern Indian Literature.

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