It’s safe to say that legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady is one of the most famous people on the planet, but even that wasn’t enough to get him a conversation with an FTX executive as the infamous crypto exchange was in the midst of collapse last year.
According to a recent New York Times article, Tom Brady made what the Times describes as an “urgent phone call ” to FTX executive Sina Nader, the head of the company’s partnership, while the FTX crypto exchange was in the middle of its infamous collapse last November. But unfortunately for Brady, Nader didn’t pick up.
In an interview with the New York Times, Nader revealed that he ignored the phone call from the greatest quarterback of all time because he was in the middle of a crisis meeting with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
“I never would’ve expected to decline a call from Tom Brady,” Nader told the New York Times.
It’s absolutely brutal news that a seven-time Super Bowl champion couldn’t even reach anyone at FTX while he was losing about $30 million, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it on social media as a result.
Because a famous football player deserves preferential treatment when his boneheaded investment goes belly up. https://t.co/snA2CcympN
— Ken Foss (@KenTFoss) July 7, 2023
That’s crazy they wouldn’t take a call from someone they scammed $50 million from. Insane! https://t.co/AztNClmBi6
— Joe B (@JoeB_inCLE) July 7, 2023
https://twitter.com/slwein/status/1677366321623834636?s=20
Stars are just like the rest of us https://t.co/K2RLRhkUXm
— Andrew Bader 🇵🇸 (@Andrew_B_Bader) July 7, 2023
You mean he didn't play the "do you know who I am" card?
— Salty Steve (@Stevenson73) July 7, 2023
While losing $30 million is never easy for anyone, Brady did just sign a 10-year, $375 million contract to join Fox Sports as an NFL analyst in 2024, so he’s got plenty of time to make up the lost money.
