Here’s What Tom Brady Text To His College Equipment Manager After Every Super Bowl Win

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is the best quarterback in the NFL. We all know that. He is in his 20^th NFL season, and still plays his best football. What’s his secret? It’s probably the same shoulder pads he’s been wearing since 1995, and the text message he sends to his former equipment manager after every championship win.

“The shoulder pads were first issued to him during his freshman year in 1995, and Brady was well into his third season wearing the “Douglas 25Ls” when cornerback Joejuan Williams, the Patriots’ second-round pick out of Vanderbilt this year, was born in December 1997.”

“Once you find something you like, you stick with it,” Brady said.

In a recent report for ESPN, Mike Reiss wrote that the Patriots quarterback still talks to his equipment manage, Jon Falk, from the University of Michigan. Falk helped Brady build his strong mindset that helped him become this successful. Falk had 17 Big Ten championship rings at the time that TB12 attended Michigan. He likes to say that his favorite ring is the next one.

“Tom loved that,” Falk said, according to the article. “So every time I’d walk into the locker room after practice, he’d go, ‘Big Johnny, which one’s your best ring?’ And I’d say, ‘Hey, Tom, you know my favorite ring is my next ring. That’s what I’m looking for — my next ring.’

“He picked that up, and every time he wins a Super Bowl, he’ll text me back and say, ‘Big Johnny, you taught me that. That’s the way I live.’”

“Douglas was out of Houston, Texas, and if a kid wanted something special on his pads, I’d call down to them and they would custom make them,” Falk recalled. “I remember Tom wanted lighter epaulets and caps. He wanted to cover down into the chest area. I knew we had a special pad cut for that type of protection.”

Brady and the Patriots are playing the Washington Redskins on Sunday. It’s a big game for both teams, and the Patriots are ready for a big win. Let’s see what happens in this game.