Tap, tap oc Tap, tap… Bolavip knocked on the door of Tampa Bay Buccaneers and who participated was no one else and no one less than Martin Grammar, the only Argentine to win a Super Bowl in NFL history. Knowing Bucs from within the team, his sanctification followed Tom Brady as a commentator in Spanish for the organization.
And not only that! Grammar has given itself luxury, honor and pleasure shares the locker room with the winning defender of the NFL in the five months he was part of the New England Patriots. Unfortunately he could not play alongside Brady due to an injury, but the former Argentine player did Unmissable anecdotes about Tom as a partner.
In an exclusive dialogue with Bolavip, Martín Gramatica spoke about the Tom Brady phenomenon in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said what makes the seven-bowl Super Bowl defender even bigger, and even dared to say how long the QB legend will be seen in the NFL. An unmissable conversation.
– He had the opportunity to win Super Bowl XXXVII and win the Vince Lombardi trophy. Describe this feeling to us?
“The easiest way to compare it it’s like winning a World Cup. When I started playing football, my dream was to win a championship and fortunately I came to Tampa Bay in my fourth year. It was incredible. An extraordinary joy “.
This is how Tom Brady treats his NFL teammates
– How was the experience of sharing a dressing room with Tom Brady?
“I was in New England for a short time because I was injured in the pre-season, I didn’t play any games and I didn’t stay in the team, but when I left New England, I left as Tom Brady’s number one fan for his humiliation and leadership. It made me feel part of the group right away. “
“When I got to the dressing room, I was one more because of Brady, he opened my doors, he made me feel at home and he’s really a great guy. That’s why he won seven Super Bowls and shows what it is. ”
“Do you remember any special dialogue you had with Tom Brady?”
“Yeah, of course. It was my first workout when I went to the gym. He (Brady) was training and I came over, he came to say hello and he said to Matt Cassel (backup):He will be our new kicker, he is Martín Grammar who just won a Super Bowl with Tampa and will help us win. ‘ It was incredible because at the first practice I already felt part of the team. “
“Another dialogue I remember was when we were leaving New England, Brady was training in the car and we said goodbye, I wish him luck and I told him that I leave a fan of his number one for the humiliation I have. -he showed her in five months that I was there. there “.
The effect of Tom Brady on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
– What was Tom Brady’s main contribution to the Buccaneers?
“He is an innate leader, he empowers the other players. Our defense (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) has already improved, from the 8th week we froze and offensively we had a defender who made many mistakes and threw a lot of interceptions. When Tom Brady arrived, it was totally different. “
“Brady is the only athlete in the world who cannot be questioned. There is no one else to approach Tom Brady “
“Brady did other players pick up their game. When I come to a leader as the coach at 43 and leaving everything on the field it is obvious that the other players will give a little more. Also, when Tom came to Tampa, I saw that free agents like Antonio Brown, Leonard Fournette and Gronkowski themselves wanted to get to the Buccaneers. “
– What was more important for the Buccaneers to win the Super Bowl, Tom Brady or the excellent work of the defense putting pressure on Patrick Mahomes?
“It was won as a team. We can’t say that one was more important than the other, But without Tom Brady, I wouldn’t make it to the Super Bowl. So you have to give him a lot of credit, as he played defense in the Super Bowl, no one expected. Leaving Patrick Mahomes blank and untouched for the first time in his career, not only professionally but also collegially, had never happened to him. I never thought they would sweep like that, but the truth was they played a great game. “
– How would you describe the Tom Brady phenomenon in Tampa Bay?
“He’s the top star I’ve had in the city because there have been important players who have lived in the city like Derek Jeter, but no one gets to what Tom Brady is.”
“I was on vacation and When Tom Brady signed up, my friends started comparing all the subscriptions. It was a shame for the pandemic because he couldn’t go to court, but people went crazy when he got to Tampa. ”
Martín Grammar, former player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Photo: courtesy of the interviewee)
Tom Brady’s retirement date
“How long does Tom Brady have in Tampa Bay?”
“I do not know… As we see it now, he looks like a 20-year-old and could play for another ten years (laughs), but since he played this year, it is already being said that he will renegotiate the contract in order to play for another two years and reduce the figure (salary) in order to be able to score some teammates ”.
“This year Brady was 100%, he was not injured, right now he has to operate on one knee, but it is only to clean. He was seen with energy, happy. I think it was one of the years he enjoyed the most because He didn’t have that “Patriot Way” Bill Belichick weight, which is pretty exhausting. “
“In short, how would you define Tom Brady?”
“The best. The only athlete in the world who can’t be questioned. He’s the GOAT, he’s not like the basketball I like Michael Jordan or LeBron James, in football he can be Maradona, Messi, Pelé or Ronaldo, Messi. you can define the best. In this case, there is no one else to approach. It’s the biggest of all. “
Tom Brady, Buccaneers quarterback (Photo: Getty images)