Tom Brady's own father can't believe what's unfolding in front of his eyes.
The much-anticipated fall of the Patriots dynasty will have to wait at least another year as New England heads to its third straight Super Bowl. The longevity of the Patriots' success has even Tom Brady Sr. flabbergasted and wondering when in the world it will come to an end.
“It’s beyond anything that anybody could ever imagine,” Brady Sr. told Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. “Because this is something nobody could ever imagine in our wildest dreams. It’s not even something that you think about because it’s so bizarre. And yet, it still keeps happening. And in the middle of this year, coming out of Tennessee, many of us kind of thought that the Patriots were stumbling and bumbling and not destined for greatness.”
Brady Sr. admitted he's surprised his son is still in the league, and it doesn't look like he plans on going anywhere in the foreseeable future.
“I’m shocked that he’s even playing today. But he says he wants three or four or five more years.”
Brady's desire to stick around boils down to his love for his teammates and everything else that comes with his football lifestyle.
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“He loves every part of the process to play in a game like this,” Brady Sr. said. “He loves the practice. He loves the camaraderie. He loves the team-building. He loves the offseason. He even loves his diet. He loves taking care of his body. The entire process is something he would partake of until he was 65 or 70 or 75 if he had the ability to do that.”
And as Brady prepares for his ninth Super Bowl appearance -- his fourth in the last five years -- it's tough to blame him for not wanting to hang 'em up for as long as he's able to produce at anything close to this level.
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