San Mateo native Tom Brady grew up loving the 49ers, and as he gets ready to return to his hometown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday, he remembers the very moment that love stopped.
“I loved them through college, and then when they skipped over me six times [in the draft] I started hating the 49ers, and that's just the way it went down,” Brady said.
Of course, Brady has gone on to make history since then as a 15-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time Super Bowl MVP with seven championship rings to his name. Now, for just the second time in his NFL career, Brady will return to the Bay and battle his former favorite team. The first time he did so was against Chip Kelly’s 49ers in 2016, also at Levi’s Stadium, when the New England Patriots defeated San Francisco 30-17 on a rainy day.
“We had a really good football team and I had a lot of friends and family in the crowd,” Brady reminisced. “I ran out for pregame warmup and I remember Chip Kelly coming over, and he was like, ‘Damn, it’s a home game for you.’Even though Brady never got to play at Candlestick, it’s clear he still holds the memories he made there close despite his disdain for the 49ers. He did, however, make it a point to remind reporters he’s no longer a fan of the team on more than one occasion Thursday.
He’ll have plenty of family, friends and even old neighbors in attendance on Sunday, he said, cheering him on as he takes on the“I was just a kid growing up like all of us were, trying to have some fun,” Brady said. “And here I am many years later going back. I'm going to try to go home and give people what they want, so that's what we'll try to do.
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