The New England Patriots will unveil a statue of quarterback Tom Brady exterior of Gillette Stadium earlier than their Aug. 8 preseason sport towards the Washington Commanders.
The workforce introduced the small print on Thursday, since June 12 is called “Tom Brady Day” in Patriots territory, and the date additionally could be written as 6/12. That represents the variety of Tremendous Bowl championships Brady gained with the workforce (six) and his jersey quantity (12).
Plans for a 12-foot bronze statue had been initially introduced in June 2024 when Brady was inducted into the franchise’s Corridor of Fame.
“[The statue] will stand alone within the plaza exterior of the Corridor of Fame to represent his place, not as the best in franchise historical past, however as the best in all of NFL historical past,” workforce proprietor Robert Kraft stated on the time.
Brady, 47, was a three-time NFL Most Invaluable Participant who holds the league information for completions (7,753), go makes an attempt (12,050), passing yards (89,214) and landing passes (649). He added his document seventh Tremendous Bowl championship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers within the 2020 season.
