Josh Gordon has seen plenty in the NFL, but the version of Tom Brady he described from inside the quarterback’s home sounds like something few teammates ever experienced up close.
During a recent live-streaming appearance, Gordon said Brady effectively made him and other top Patriots players live together during the summer offseason. The group included Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski, and the setup came with a demanding training routine that left a mark on everyone involved.
Gordon said the work inside the house was built around precision and repetition. Players would stand in one spot and catch the same pass over and over, while a speed gun tracked throws at 62 miles per hour. Gordon said the constant pounding on their hands was part of the deal, and he called it the craziest thing he had seen.
That glimpse lines up with the reputation Brady built over a 23-year NFL career: relentless, exacting, and obsessed with getting every detail right. Gordon’s account showed how far that mindset carried beyond the field, right into the daily grind of offseason workouts behind closed doors.
Brady had done this before, too. In 2020, he famously moved Antonio Brown into his home, and Gordon’s story added another layer to the picture of how Brady operated with teammates he believed could help chase the highest standard.
Gordon played 17 regular-season games for the New England Patriots across the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In that span, he finished with 60 receptions for 1,007 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns.
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