Tom Brady is getting ready to return to Gillette Stadium, but for the first time since 2000, he’ll be doing so as a fan.
The New England Patriots legend and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback has finally retired but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving football behind.
Brady will be back in Foxborough, MA this weekend when he is set to be honored by the Patriots during their game against the Philadelphia Eagles. It will mark Brady’s first visit to the stadium since 2000 in which he isn’t a player.
On the new episode of his Let’s Go! podcast, Brady was asked by Jim Gray about what it means to return to the stadium he called home for so long.
“A lot of gratitude, a lot of gratitude,” Brady said. “I had two decades of incredible, life-altering experiences. I have so many memories from my time there and memories with people there, and I’m creating a new memory with the people there. And to go back to that stadium and bring my kids and my family in a different way, you know, I’ve not been to that stadium in this way ever.
“I went there as a player, I went there once as a competitor, and now I’m gonna go there as really a fan. And then I’m gonna be there in the future as a broadcaster. . . . So I love the sport and I love the Patriots, so going up there to see a lot of my friends and family is gonna be really a great experience.”
