The “New” Tom Brady: How the G.O.A.T. Found his Voice in Tampa Bay

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🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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It’s not often you hear about a 7-time Super Bowl champion re-inventing himself, but that’s exactly what Tom Brady is doing...at 44 years old. We’ve seen Brady show more personality over the past year in Tampa Bay than he ever did in 20 seasons in New England. From his tipsy Super Bowl boat parade back in February, to joking about his age with President Biden, to his sudden embrace of memes on social media...Brady is finally showing a side of himself that is funnier, more candid...and maybe even, human. Brady’s personal development also coincides with the evolution of the Buccaneers’ already stout defense, which he may need now more than ever following his knee surgery in the offseason. ESPN reporter Jenna Laine joins us to talk all things Tom Brady, and if we should expect to see him play in Saturday’s preseason opener. Then, the soon-to-be-new governor of New York may have a personal interest in keeping the Bills in her hometown of Buffalo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's nice I've found my voice more.
0:07.0	You know, I really enjoy being around my teammates, my coaches.
0:11.0	It's been a different environment.
0:13.0	Just really enjoying the experience of playing football, playing with these group of guys.
0:18.0	You wouldn't expect a seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback to be finding his voice at age 44,
0:27.6	but after 20 years under Bill Belichick, you can kind of see why Tom Brady seems to be finally finding his.
0:35.6	And that voice, it turns out, is funnier than I thought, more candid than I thought, and
0:41.6	dare I say it, even kind of human.
0:46.0	So today, with his Buccaneers playing their first preseason game on Saturday, we dive deep
0:52.0	into the new Tom Brady.
0:59.5	And what might make the second season of his second act another success?
1:04.1	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Thursday, August 12th.
1:07.3	This is ESPN Daily.
1:14.7	So, Jenna Lane, I need you to clear up something that's very important here for me.
1:20.5	Are we still doing this whole Tampa Bay thing? What's your hometown calling itself these days?
1:26.8	I need to reach out to the mayor's office to find out because people are certainly calling at that.
1:27.8	They're also calling it Champa Bay. Jenna Lane covers the Tampa Bay. Jenna Lane covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. Actually, I think Champa Bay might
1:34.7	be kind of what they're going with because the Lightning did just win the Stanley Cup again. So I think
1:41.5	Brady's having to share a little bit of the spotlight. The city just really likes these boat parades.
1:46.5	Yes, yes.
1:47.6	No, there are, Jenna, there are so many boat parades in Tampa, in Florida, in general.
1:52.7	But for the Bucks, the quest for their next one, it begins this weekend because they have their first preseason game on Saturday against
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