Patriots Legend Tom Brady's WWE Dream Takes a Wild Turn: A Deep Dive

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Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with NESN. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who spent his senior year following Jim Boeheim's basketball team around the country. His reporting work has also included extensive high school sports coverage at the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Adventures in sports writing have also led to in-person coverage of the Buffalo Sabres, Cleveland Guardians, U.S. men's national soccer team and a variety of minor league baseball stories. When people ask if he's seen a movie, the answer is usually "No, I was probably watching sports." Even away from sports, his main hobby is running (much slower than any athlete in these pages).

Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time.

Apparently, though, he wants a new challenge after his time in the NFL with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers recedes into the past.

Brady already does plenty, including staying involved with football as the lead color commentator for Fox, but he wants more.

The GOAT is hoping to get involved in WWE -- as in, wrestling.

Brady spoke about the idea at Fanatics Fest on Thursday.

“I need to get an invite,” Brady said, via CBS Sports. “I’ve been waiting for [WWE president] Nick Khan to come up with some storyline for me to get in the mix. I feel like I’m retired from football, and I have an opportunity to go out there and still showcase that I’m a little bit of an athlete.”

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It's a fascinating desire, because Brady was never thought of as the most agile or strongest of athletes.

His success as a quarterback came because of his right arm and his mind.

If they need a storyline, they're already working on it. Brady slapped Logan Paul a day after that quote:

Tom Brady slapped Logan Paul during Fanatics Fest. pic.twitter.com/6cTVXqYS6r

Should Brady be a hero or a villain?

That depends whether you ask a Pats (or Bucs) fan, or a fan of any other NFL team.

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with NESN. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who spent his senior year following Jim Boeheim's basketball team around the country. His reporting work has also included extensive high school sports coverage at the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Adventures in sports writing have also led to in-person coverage of the Buffalo Sabres, Cleveland Guardians, U.S. men's national soccer team and a variety of minor league baseball stories. When people ask if he's seen a movie, the answer is usually "No, I was probably watching sports." Even away from sports, his main hobby is running (much slower than any athlete in these pages).