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The New England Patriots recently inducted Tom Brady into the team’s Hall of Fame.
Brady is a legendary NFL quarterback and is said to be a first-ballot NFL Hall of Famer when he is eligible.
During this ceremony, there were several speeches and comments from his former teammates, including Matt Cassel.
Cassel was drafted in the seventh round to be one of Brady’s backups.
He knew that he wasn’t going to be the starter for this team, and tried to embrace his role right away.
During the ceremony, Cassel told a story of the first time he met Brady.
He was seemingly nervous to meet the legendary quarterback, and walked up to him, calling him “Mr. Brady.”
While he was nervous at the time, Brady seemingly quelled his nerves, as Cassel pointed out.
“He said call me Tommy, but I was sure I was going to get cut the next day, ’cause he wasn’t going to deal with any nerds like that,” Cassel said.
“Call me Tommy.”
Matt Cassel’s first interaction with @TomBrady was toughhhh pic.twitter.com/WqaWqJkxe2
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) June 13, 2024
Cassel thought he ruined any chance of being in the Patriots’ quarterback room after his suboptimal introduction to Brady, but he ended up sticking around for a few years.
He ended up being the Patriots’ starter during the 2008 season after Brady went down to a season-ending injury.
This opened the doors for him to be a starter for the Kansas City Chiefs for a few seasons, and he later went on to play for five more teams across the league.
Being affiliated with Brady and the Patriots has proven to be a good thing, as Cassel found out during his playing days.
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