Does Drew Bledsoe Hate Tom Brady?: A Deep Dive Into Their Relationship (2024)

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Does Drew Bledsoe Hate Tom Brady?: A Deep Dive Into Their Relationship? ›

For both quarterbacks, their interactions with one another have been supportive, and while they were professional competitors, there is a strong, respectful relationship at its core, which ultimately explains why Bledsoe and Brady are still on good terms to this day.

Bledsoe and Brady remain close friends to this day, and both do have a Super Bowl ring from that 2001 season -- even if their paths toward the championship were significantly different.

He held the quarterback torch before Brady from 1993-2001. The infamous hit from Jets linebacker Mo Lewis in Week 2 of the 2001 season paved the way for Brady to take over the offense, and the rest is quite literally history. Bledsoe joked that Brady was the worst backup of all time.

Bledsoe was rushed to the hospital, where it was discovered that Lewis's hit sheared a blood vessel in his chest, causing a hemothorax that had him bleeding a pint of blood an hour. Brady took the starting job and led New England to the playoffs.

Maura Bledsoe

Drew Bledsoe / Spouse (m. 1996)

Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski remain one of the most phenomenal QB-TE duo, after years of their retirement. While they have ventured into other pursuits, they continue to foster the special bond by doing what most friends do, roasting each other.

One of the interesting narratives that rose from Bledsoe's conversation about that 2001 season was how he felt after Super Bowl 36. Bledsoe mentioned that despite being part of a Super Bowl winning team, it took him quite a while to wear his Super Bowl 36 ring.

Bledsoe was voted by the fans as the 17th player and 18th member to enter the Patriots Hall of Fame.

In all, Bledsoe earned about $80 million during his 14-year pro career. He's remained profitable in retirement, operating a profitable winery by the name of Doubleback in his hometown of Walla Walla, Wash.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft also announced that the team will unveil a 12-foot statue of Brady outside the Patriots Hall of Fame during the upcoming season. It is the first statue the team has ever commissioned. "The No. 12 is officially retired," Kraft declared.

How many Super Bowls did Drew Bledsoe play in? ›

Bledsoe was on two Super Bowl teams, including the Patriots when they won Super Bowl XXXVI. Bledsoe became a member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 2011 and the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

2007

Drew Bledsoe / Career end

When NFL legend Tom Brady left the field at the end of the final game of the 2022 season, he was the league's career leader in passing yards (89,214) and touchdowns (649). He also left with an estimated net worth of $512 million.

Drew Bledsoe

In 2008, Drew and his wife, Maura, launched Doubleback as an estate-focused winery with the goal to produce world-class cabernet sauvignon—the winery's name a reference to his return back home.

Bündchen and Brady have two children together. Tom Brady is a football legend who is also a proud father of three children.

John Bledsoe

Stuart McQueen Bledsoe

Henry Bledsoe

The house is owned by Tom Sr. and Galynn Brady, the football star's parents. They and the younger Brady's sisters were in New Orleans for the big game, but Tom's cousin, Phil Brady, two uncles, Phil Sr. and Chris Brady, and an aunt, Terri Brady, watched the game on TV at the Portola Drive house.

Bledsoe capped his Cougar career leading WSU to a Copper Bowl win over Utah in 1992 and being named MVP in the game. He passed on his senior year in Pullman to enter the NFL Draft where he was selected No. 1 overall by the New England Patriots.

The last name Bledsoe has a lot of ties in the New England Patriots organization, but second year safety Joshuah Bledsoe has no connection to the former quarterback.