Tom Brady Wife and Children Gave Support: Gisele Bündchen Gave Tom 'Protection Necklace' to Keep Him Safe
Tom Brady has cemented his place as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. After already leading the New England Patriots to four Super Bowl championships, he added a 5th on Sunday night in arguably the most dramatic Super Bowl of all time.
Prior to the big game on Sunday, Brady admitted that it had been a difficult year off the field, and reports said his mother had been ill for the past 18 months. However, his wife, Gisele Bündchen, and children have been a huge support to the quarterback and helped him prepare for the Super Bowl.
During the Super Bowl media day in Houston last week, Brady revealed that Gisele gave him a necklace that was supposed to "protect" him. And she also gave him some advice.
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"I've been very blessed to find her. Wonderful woman, wonderful partner. She does everything. She gave me this (necklace) for protection, and she'd be really happy that I'm wearing it because she doesn't like anyone hitting me. She always says, 'Throw the ball really fast, really fast.' So that's what I try to do," he stated, according to USA Today Sports.
Sunday was Brady's seventh trip to the Super Bowl, but he admitted that he hadn't spoken about the importance of the game with his kids, Jack, 9, Benjamin, 7, and Vivian, 4.
"When they're with me they don't want to talk about too much football, other than to say, 'Dad, the Atlanta Falcons are really good — they are a really good team. I don't know if you could beat them,'" he said, according to E! Online.
Meanwhile, even though Brady's mother was not able to attend a single game this season and his father had only made it to one, Brady said before the Super Bowl that they would both be at the game on Sunday.
Super Bowl LI was played at the NRG Stadium in Houston, and saw the Patriots come back from a 3-28 deficit near the end of the third quarter, to end regulation time 28-28 and force the first ever overtime in Super Bowl history. The Patriots completed their historic comeback by scoring the winning touchdown in their first possession of overtime to win 34-28 in arguably the most dramatic Super Bowl of all time.
