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Tom Brady’s Hall of Fame status in New England was never in doubt.
But now, the organization’s best quarterback won’t have to wait as long to get there.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft, standing alongside Brady for the team’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, announced he is waiving the usual four-year waiting period for Brady to enter the team’s Hall of Fame.
Brady will be officially inducted next summer on a date that lines up with No. 12’s six Super Bowl wins.
“One thing I’m sure of, and that will never change, is that I am a Patriot for life,” Brady told the crowd, who then erupted into chants of his name, via ESPN’s Mike Reiss.
Brady spent nearly his entire career with the Patriots, who first selected him in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Michigan. He won six Super Bowls with the franchise. His first came in the 2001 campaign in what was just his second season in the league, and his last came during the 2018 season. Brady eventually finished his career with a three-season run with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he picked up his seventh and final Super Bowl ring before retiring.
Brady threw for 9,998 yards and 541 touchdowns and racked up a 219-64 record with the Patriots.
Brady returned to New England on Sunday for the Patriots’ opener against the Eagles. He rang the bell at the stadium before the game and was honored at halftime.
Brady, who signed a massive deal with Fox before he retired, is expected to join the network in the broadcast booth in 2024.
Brady will first be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2028, as that organization has a five-year waiting period. While the Hall of Fame isn't likely to adjust its waiting period like Kraft did, Brady is sure to be inducted the moment he's eligible.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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