A quarterback is quite literally the backbone and the command center of a football team. And one of the best to ever do it in the league has been Tom Brady. He has constantly dazzled fans, naysayers, and peers with his ability to throw the football. Even though he is retired, his throwing ability and his ability to make plays are sought after. Interestingly, he might have revealed his true reason for such a skill.
Recently, Brady attended a talk with eMerge Americas. While talking to the hosts, he spoke about several aspects of his life, including his teachings of having the right people in one’s life. Furthermore, the QB also revealed a hilarious reason for the development of his throwing arm.
The throwing arm of Tom Brady and his first job
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Every youngster starts off with a monumental first job. For most people, their first jobs teach them the core lessons of responsibility as well as accountability. However, it seems like Brady’s first job taught him something different altogether.
While on the talk show, the topic of first jobs came up. The host mentioned how the ex-QB himself had worked the intriguing job of being a paper boy as one of his first jobs. During this conversation, the QB mentioned the kind of benefit he got from the job of being a paper boy. When he was asked about it, he jokingly said, “I was, that’s where I learned my throw. I broke a few windows, I threw a few on the roof I would always get the notes from the next day saying please don’t throw the paper on the roof.”
Interestingly, while he was chastised for throwing the paper elsewhere, he grew up to become a multi-millionaire and famous because of how well he can throw the pigskin.
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Brady’s QB supremacy
With a killer arm that went from throwing newspapers to throwing footballs, Brady has one of the best records the NFL has ever seen. In terms of distance, over the course of his career, Brady has thrown for a whopping 89,214 yards in the regular season. Moreover, he has also thrown for 13,000 yards in the playoffs. He has thrown 649 successful passes, leading to touchdowns in the regular season as well as 88 touchdown passes in playoffs. Just by stats alone, Brady has proven himself to be one of the most prolific QBs to ever throw a football professionally.
All in all, the NFL world is definitely very grateful for the fact that Brady picked up newspapers and threw them to become the QB he did. It only remains to be seen if another player in the league can even come close to the kind of dominant record Brady has chalked out over 2 decades.
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