American football legend Tom Brady has joined Birmingham City as a minority owner months after his retirement.
Tom Brady exited the NFL in February 2023 after a great career at the Patriots and has now chosen to expand his area of interest into football.
According to the BBC, Tom Brady is joining Birmingham City as a minority owner and will partner with the club’s new owners, Knighthead Capital Management LLC, who bought over the club in July, to return the club to elite level performance.
A statement by Knighthead founder, Tom Wagner, confirms Brady will join the club both as an adviser and an investor committing his resources and expertise to the services of the Championship side.
“Tom is both investing [as well as] committing his time and extensive expertise.
“As chair of the advisory board Tom will have a direct impact on the club. The men’s, women’s, and academy teams are going to benefit from [his] knowledge,” Wagner said.
Tom Brady’s involvement in Birmingham City has been seen as a positive development for the club who will be hoping to earn promotion to English topflight as they set out for the 2023/24 Championships season.
Who is Tom Brady?
Tom Brady, 46, whose official name is Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, is a former ‘American Football Quarterback.’
Brady is regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the history of NFL due to his records and achievement in the game.
He started out his NFL career in 2000 after being selected by the Patriots in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
In his second season with Patriot, Brady won the Super Bowl and was instrumental to the team’s record 11 successive Super Bowl win from 2009 to 2019.
He won 17 titles with the Patriots, cementing his place as a starter in all games for 18 seasons.
In 2020, Brady joined the Buccaneers and won his 10th Super Bowl title with the team in his first season.
Apart from his trophy-laddened career, Brady capped his heroic NFL career with several individual awards and landmark records. He recorded most career quarterback wins, most passing completions and several other records.
Tom Brady personal life
Tom Brady is reportedly a Roman Catholic but has confessed to being not too religious but more spiritual.
Brady did not have a rosey love life. She first dated an American actress, Kathryn Bridget Moynahan, 52, in 2004. They broke up in 2006 but have shared a child together, John Edwards, who was born in 2007.
After his ill-fated relationship with Kathryn, Brady dated Brazilian model, Gisele Caroline Bundchen, 43, the same year he broke up with Kathryn.
They got married three years later in 2009 and had two children together, Benjamin, 13, and Vivian, 10.
After over a decade of a fruitful relationship, the pair broke up last year in October 2022.
Tom Brady net worth
Brady has been ranked among the richest athletes in the world. In 2023, Forbes has included Brady among the top 50 richest sports athletes with a net worth of £35.6m.
