Joe Burrow Reflects on How Tom Brady Inspired Him to Be Tough: “You Got Up So Fast. And I Saw That, and I Was Like, I Want to, I Want to Be Like That”

Tom Brady has been in the sport long enough that new-gen players probably remember him as their inspiration to play football. And Joe Burrow is not different. The Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback revisited his childhood days to bring forth one of his favorite GOAT moments of Brady.

Joe Burrow recently made his first appearance on the Let’s Go! Podcast with Tom Brady and was very much humble in front of the 44-year-old. The host Jim Gray took no time to compliment the Cincy star for his ability to take big hits and yet return with the same energy.

In fact, Joe Burrow was the most sacked quarterback in the 2021 regular season with a total of 51 sacks; 63 including the playoffs. Which made Joey share an inspirational anecdote from his past. The quarterback revealed that Tom Brady was the reason why he developed that attitude to take big hits yet stand up that very second.

Joe Burrow on the brutal hit on Tom Brady

“I think you were playing the Bills, maybe, or the Titans, and you were running to the right, and you slid, and somebody just knocked your head off. Helmet goes flying,” Burrow said. To which the veteran quickly replied, “Nate Clements,” remembering the game that the youngster was referring to.

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“You got up so fast,” Burrow continued. “And I saw that, and I was like, I want to, I want to be like that. I’m going to do that. I forget how old I was, I was probably in middle school at this point. But I just remember that vividly and trying to model myself after that.”

The game that was being referred to was the Week 12 dog fight between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills in the 2001 season. The Patriots were up 6-3 when during a snap Brady tried to scramble past the Bills’ defense. But the rookie cornerback Nate Clements came in knocking the quarterback like a bull.

Brady’s helmet went way beyond the sight of the camera, but the quarterback got up the very next second. No one in the field had any clues if the quarterback was even hurt, such was the spirit of the young Tom Brady. However, now that the quarterback has retired from the sport, the NFL will forever preserve such precious moments and make it a lullaby for the players yet to come.

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