WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE to see today’s piping-hot, fresh-outta-the-oven episode of THE RUSH with Jared Quay! We’ll let you know everything you didn’t know you needed to know about sports. Other stuff too. But mostly sports. It’s Tuesday, August 23, 2022, and here’s what Jared is cookin’ up: Tom Brady returned to Buccaneers training camp after an 11-day hiatus The quarterback refuted the rumor that he took leave to record the TV show “The Masked Singer,” but The Rush has its… Source link
Read More »UFC president Dana White says he helped broker deal for Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski to join Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden ‘blew it up’
UFC president Dana White said he helped set up a deal for Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to join the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2020 free agency period, but then-Raiders head coach Jon Gruden “blew the deal up.” White told the story during the “UFC with the Gronks” broadcast for UFC 278 on Saturday night. He said he never planned to tell the story, until Gronkowski asked him about it on the broadcast. “I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” White said…. Source link
Read More »Tom Brady to miss over a week with Buccaneers as he deals with personal matter
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will take some time away from the team to deal with a personal matter. Brady is expected to miss all of next week, and will return to the Bucs at some point following the team’s Aug. 20 preseason game, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said he discussed the absence with Brady prior to the start of training camp. Bowles said Brady wanted to get in early reps with the team, but would eventually step away for a bit during… Source link
Read More »Chris Godwin practices after ACL injury, Tom Brady gets excused absence
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin took a major step Friday in his return from an ACL injury. Godwin, who tore his ACL in Week 15 last season, took part in his first practice with the team. The move signals Godwin has made immense progress since his ACL tear. There were hints that was the case at the start of camp, when Godwin avoided the physically unable to perform list. While that was encouraging, it was hard to buy into Godwin’s quick recovery until he got on the field. Godwin… Source link
Read More »Bill Belichick goes full Belichick in response to Dolphins-Tom Brady tampering investigation
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick answered questions about the NFL’s investigation into the Miami Dolphins’ tampering with Tom Brady in true Belichickian fashion: With indifference. When asked twice Wednesday about the NFL’s decision to take two draft picks from the Dolphins – including the team’s 2023 first-rounder – as well as fine and suspend owner Stephen Ross for “impermissible communications” with Brady while he was on the Patriots in 2019 (as well when he was the Tampa… Source link
Read More »Julio Jones teams up with Tom Brady, signing with Bucs
Julio Jones is signing a one-year deal to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Terms of the deal weren’t initially reported. The seven-time Pro Bowl receiver joins his second team since leaving the Atlanta Falcons after a single season last year with the Tennessee Titans. He’ll team up with Tom Brady in pursuit of his first Super Bowl championship. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Jones joins the Bucs as leading receiver Chris Godwin… Source link
Read More »Tom Brady reveals the ‘hardest thing’ about parenting is getting his kids to understand privilege
Tom Brady isn’t just the GOAT and the current QB for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He’s also a father to three children, two with wife Gisele Bundchen (12-year-old Benjamin and nine-year-old Vivian), and one with his ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan (14-year-old Jack). And while the money he has makes many things in his life easy (he’s made over $300 million during his time in the NFL, which will only go up after he retires and begins his lucrative broadcasting career), he recently said that it… Source link
Read More »Tom Brady names Ed Reed as the toughest defensive back to face
Future NFL Hall of Famer Tom Brady has faced plenty of talented defensive backs over his career. Brady faced Charles Woodson, Rod Woodson and Aeneas Williams and a number of other standout players. Of all those big names, there’s one defensive back that really made an impact on Brady. That would be Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed, who Brady named as the toughest defensive back he faced during his career. Brady revealed that tidbit during The Match on Wednesday. Brady and Green Bay Packers… Source link
Read More »Fox deal signals this is the end for Tom Brady
Tom Brady is likely heading into his last season. When the 2022 NFL schedule is announced, act accordingly and consider it a farewell tour. We know, you’ve heard that before. For years, any slip or struggle would translate into some proclamation that this was finally it … only to have Brady turn it all around when it mattered most, either by winning a Super Bowl or showcasing a level of play that recalled some of the very best years in his long career. The epitome of that circle happened… Source link
Read More »Tom Brady to become lead NFL analyst for Fox after retirement
Tom Brady is still playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he’s already got a job lined up when he decides to hang up his helmet. During an earnings call on Tuesday, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced that Brady will be joining Fox Sports when he retires, taking the role of lead NFL analyst. He’ll be calling games with Kevin Burkhardt, who is replacing Joe Buck this season after Buck and his broadcast partner Troy Aikman left for ESPN earlier this year. With Burkhardt in the Buck seat, Brady… Source link
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