Tom Brady has been in the NFL for 17 seasons now, so he is probably pretty used to getting slammed by enormous men at this point. Even so, the Pats quarterback found himself in a novel situation on Wednesday.
Brady is wrapping up a tour of Asia as part of his endorsement deal with Under Armour, and during the last leg of the trip in Japan, he tried his hand at sumo wrestling at the Sakaigawa stable. He went through a training session with famed wrestler Goeido, and, as you might imagine, the visit made for some entertaining photos.
Good morning. Here is a photo of Tom Brady sumo-wrestling. pic.twitter.com/4kNd5Kez96
— 🎙Ross Bolen (@WRBolen) June 22, 2017
Brady also brought along his 9-year-old Jack, his son with Longmeadow native Bridget Moynahan.
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Tom Brady and his son try out sumo wrestling in Japan. https://t.co/I24cF8zL1f pic.twitter.com/81SRjMHsIW
— theScore (@theScore) June 22, 2017
Tom Brady went sumo wrestling in Japan and is already working on the 40 year old dad bod https://t.co/3tEg0Tgh5M pic.twitter.com/4KdjuXj7eI
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) June 22, 2017
“For them to welcome me means very much to me. It’s hard to describe in words how special that was,” said Brady to Kyodo News about his visit. You can catch a clip of him in action below.
Tom Brady vs Sumo Wrestler. #TBAsiaTour pic.twitter.com/UtMxCPwonv
— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) June 22, 2017
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