Matt Ryan Reveals Very On-Brand Advice He Once Received From Brady

Tom Brady has a major influence on the NFL that extends well beyond New England.

With Brady coming off another Super Bowl victory in his age-41 season, players from many teams look up to the Patriots quarterback, admire his longevity and wonder whether the TB12 workout regimen is the way to go. After all, the results speak for themselves.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan recalls a conversation he had with Brady back in 2010 when New England and Atlanta practiced together. Brady apparently gave him workout advice that Ryan rememberes to this day.

“The Patriots came down here and practiced with us maybe in 2009 or 2010, I can’t remember what year it was, but I was having tendinitis in my elbow, and I remember Tom was working out in our weight room right here after one of the practices,” Ryan said.

“And I just was in there doing my routine after and just talked to him a little bit about how he was staying as healthy as he could like this time in his career — I was only in Year 2 or 3 — and he was saying, ‘When we’re young, we do all this lifting and we get real tight and bulked up and all these things, and you just hurt.’ He’s like, ‘And now I’m trying to lengthen and be strong but be mobile and all those things.’

“And I remember hearing that as a young player and being like, ‘Man, that makes a lot of sense. He might be on to something.’ And I think the trend has gone that way. Obviously him with the TB12 and their method and everything that he does, obviously he’s doing a great job with it, but I think there’s a lot of guys who are following that mold.”

Both Tom Brady and Matt Ryan have come a long way since then. Ryan, the third overall pick in 2008, is entering his age-34 season, while Brady, the 199th overall pick in 2000, turns 42 this Saturday. However, neither of them has shown signs of slowing down.

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