Tom Brady Reveals Major Secret Behind Picking No. 12 With Patriots

NFL fans will witness two No.12 players going against one another this Sunday. The alleged rivalry between Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers has making headlines in the last few months, and now we will get the opportunity to pick the GOAT.

But, if you ask the Patriots quarterback, he will say that picking No.12 was never his choice. If he had his original number, Brady would have been sporting a different number in the contest against the Green Bay Packers.

“It wasn’t really my choice. I was 10 in college, and when I got here (punter) Lee Johnson was 10. So, whatever number was on my locker, which was 12, that was the one that (former equipment manager) Don Brocher gave me, so I wore that my first year, then we released Lee, and I thought about going back to 10, but I just stuck with 12,” the quarterback told reporters about his number.

Brady had the opportunity to switch to No. 10 midway through the 2001 campaign, but he decided to stick with No.12. Maybe this is his lucky number, as Brady won five Super Bowls with it. This number is also famous for quarterbacks, and was owned by Jim Kelly and Terry Bradshaw. However, Brady does not pay that much attention to this.

“I haven’t thought about that much, but yeah, there are a lot of great quarterbacks who have worn it. It’s a pretty typical quarterback number, but it’s worked pretty well for me. I’m glad they gave me that when I first got here. (I’ve) had a lot of good games in it, a lot of great wins,” he said.

Packers head coach Mike McCarthy pointed to another huge similarity between both quarterbacks.

“Well, I think it’s really about what they do at the quarterback position. Obviously, what they’ve done from an accomplishment standpoint stands for itself, but if you just break down how they play the position, just the ability to be totally involved in every aspect of the offense, whether it’s the runs, the protections and the pass game, that’s not normal. I know Aaron is as dialed in to the run blocking schemes as he is with the passing game concepts. I think when you’re at that level and their competitive nature is really a part of the greatest characteristic of both of those guys. They’re just warriors and it’s part of who they are as players,” McCarthy said.