Legendary quarterback Tom Brady is expected to be back in Foxborough on Friday for the unveiling of a statue outside Gillette Stadium.Brady’s jersey, No. 12, was retired last summer as he was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame. The original plan was to unveil a 12-foot-tall bronze statue during the 2024 season.Friday’s unveiling is a little later than owner Robert Kraft originally planned, but will still make Brady the first player in franchise history to receive the honor of being immortalized with a bronze statue.Kraft is expected to host the ceremony, with Brady in attendance, prior to the Patriots’ preseason game against the Washington Commanders. Brady was drafted 199th overall by the Patriots in 2000 and went on to lead the team to six Super Bowl titles over 20 seasons. After a short-lived retirement, he also won another Super Bowl with the Buccaneers. He retired as a player, for real, in 2023.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. —
Legendary quarterback Tom Brady is expected to be back in Foxborough on Friday for the unveiling of a statue outside Gillette Stadium.
Brady’s jersey, No. 12, was retired last summer as he was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame. The original plan was to unveil a 12-foot-tall bronze statue during the 2024 season.
Friday’s unveiling is a little later than owner Robert Kraft originally planned, but will still make Brady the first player in franchise history to receive the honor of being immortalized with a bronze statue.
Kraft is expected to host the ceremony, with Brady in attendance, prior to the Patriots’ preseason game against the Washington Commanders.
Brady was drafted 199th overall by the Patriots in 2000 and went on to lead the team to six Super Bowl titles over 20 seasons. After a short-lived retirement, he also won another Super Bowl with the Buccaneers.
He retired as a player, for real, in 2023.