Brady’s parents survived COVID-19, will attend game

» Tom Brady TA MPA , FL A . says his parents are doing well after recovering from COVID-19 early this season and will be among family in the stands to root for him and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in next week’s Super Bowl.

“They’re doing great, so I think that’s the best part about all of it is they came through it,” Brady said Thursday after the NFC champions held their first full-scale practice in preparation for the NFL title game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

“There are a lot of things that happen in your life. Like all of us, as you get older there’s more that you take on,” added the 43-year-old quarterback who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots before signing with Tampa Bay as a free agent last winter.

“I still obviously love going out there and competing. But on the other side of that, there’s a lot of family things that are very important to me. Certainly the health of my parents is very important. Although I was far away, I had three sisters who were doing everything they could to help at the time, too.”

Brady’s father, Tom, Sr., recently revealed that he and his wife, Galynn, battled COVID-19 in September.

“I’ll be very excited to know my parents will be in the stands for the game on (Super Bowl) Sunday. They only made it to one game this year. It wasn’t a very good outcome, the Saints game at home, which was pretty rough for all of us,” Brady said, referring to a 38-3 loss to New Orleans on Nov. 8. “But I’ll have a full contingent all coming in, I think on (next) Saturday afternoon, ready to watch the game and cheer us on.”

Brady appeared in nine Super Bowls, winning six, during a historic two-decade run with the Patriots.