Josh Gordon’s latest story about life with Tom Brady goes well beyond football. The former New England Patriots wideout painted a picture of a quarterback so locked in on perfection that the offseason setup itself became part of the job.
During a recent live-streaming appearance, Gordon said Brady essentially had him and other top teammates living together in the summer months. The group included Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski, and the arrangement was tied directly to the grind of offseason work.
What followed, according to Gordon, was a daily routine built on repetition and precision. He said the players would stand in one spot and catch the same pass over and over again.
A speed gun clocked throws at 62 miles per hour, and the constant pounding took a toll on their hands. Gordon called it “the craziest thing” he had seen.
That level of detail fit the Brady reputation. Throughout his 23-year NFL career, Brady was known for a relentless approach that pushed teammates hard and demanded the same standard from everyone around him. Gordon’s account gave a closer look at what that actually looked like behind closed doors.
The housing setup also wasn’t new for Brady. In 2020, he famously moved Antonio Brown into his home, and Gordon’s comments suggest that kind of arrangement was part of a broader pattern when Brady wanted everyone fully immersed in the work.
Gordon played 17 regular-season games for New England across the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In that span, he finished with 60 catches for 1,007 yards and four touchdowns.
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