Brady takes shot at Buckeyes after praising QB Burrow
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow appeared this week on a podcast Tom Brady co-hosts on Siriusxm, and Brady offered the secondyear quarterback plenty of praise for leading his team to the Super Bowl.
Brady, who played at Michigan, also took a shot at Ohio State.
Burrow transferred from Ohio State to LSU before winning the Heisman Trophy, leading the Tigers to a national title and becoming the first pick in the 2020 NFL draft.
“I think Joe’s got some tools that I didn’t quite have when I was his age,” Brady said. “Super impressed by how he’s kind of come into the league. Went to Cincinnati, which has been a tough place to play over the years. And two years into his career — after a really tough injury last year — showed a lot of mental and physical toughness coming back and having an incredible season.
“To play the game at a high level requires a huge commitment. And I think Joe — even from what I saw him at LSU — he makes that commitment. It’s really a great thing for me to see as someone who’s played this game for a long time. So really happy for Joe and his team.”
Brady was asked for his final thoughts for Burrow.
“I think one of the great decisions he ever made was leaving Ohio State to get out of that godforsaken place and go to LSU,” Brady joked. “As a Michigan man, I could tell how smart he was when he did that. Thank God. That was one of the best decisions you ever made, Joe.”
Burrow responded: “Well, I think it was too, but maybe for different reasons than you might have.“