By Jake Nisse from Dailymail.com
Updated at 16:35 on September 4, 2023, 17:53 on September 4, 2023
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Tom Brady was surprised when he received a giant painting depicting the highlights of his career at a business meeting over the weekend.
Brady spoke on “The Vault” hosted by Patrick Bate-David, and the entrepreneur concluded his speech by unveiling a massive piece of art for the seven-time Super Bowl champion.
Bate-David said he wanted to encapsulate Brady’s fondest memories in a painting and instructed him to turn his back to it while the audience reacted first.
Brady then turns to look at the painting, created by artist Brent Hale, which includes moments from his Super Bowl win, his days at Michigan and the 46-year-old Brady and his family.
The painting even includes Mount Rushmore and statues of Brady, Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.
The former Patriots and Buccaneers star was surprised by the move, thanking Bette David multiple times and calling the job “amazing.”
Bet-David later said on Twitter that the painting took an incredible amount of time, explaining: “We invested almost 1,000 hours on this piece of art and wanted to get it right!”
“Big respect for the way Tom Brady approaches life and football.”
Brady retired from the NFL for the second and final time in February, making his debut with Fox Sports after signing a 10-year, $375 million contract there.
Brady briefly graced the screens of college football fans on Saturday when he appeared on Fox’s noon kickoff show in a promotional video to promote his alma mater, Michigan State, and send a message to other rival teams.
“Look, guys, I don’t want to ruin everything for everyone else, but this is Michigan’s year,” the former quarterback said.
“We had two consecutive Big Ten championships, beat Ohio State twice…Sorry Urban (Meyers)…look at Coach Harbaugh has got all the key pieces back … He has a blue-chip quarterback in JJ McCarthy, a two-headed monster in the backfield, and we have a strong defense.
Brady was selected by Michigan State with the 199th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.