How Tom Brady Celebrated His Kids for Thanksgiving Amid His First NFL Broadcasting Gig

He continued, "I don’t want to seem like I’m some expert in parenting, because I’m certainly not that.”

Yet, there are certain things Tom strives for, including being “dependable and consistent” as a parent, and being supportive of whatever they want to do in life.

And, he had a great playbook to build from in parents Galynn Brady and Thomas Brady, who supported his dream of heading to the NFL.

“When I was that long shot as a kid, who was the backup quarterback on a freshman team," he recalled, "they never said, ‘Man, don't do that. It's gonna be too hard. Let's do something different. Let's think about another backup plan.' They kinda said, ‘You know what? Go for it. Whatever you wanna be, go for it.'"

So when it comes to son Jack, who Tom says at 6-foot-5 has his sights set on basketball, the proud dad will never say it’s too high of a goal—even if Jack still has some skill building to do.

"Unfortunately he jumps as high as I do," Tom joked of Jack. "But I tell him, ‘Dude, you're gonna be a stud.' I said, ‘Wait till you hit your growth spurt, you're gonna be jumping higher, you're gonna be dunkin'.' And whether he does or not, who cares? But I want him to know that his dad's got his back."

The seven-time Super Bowl champion—the most of any NFL player ever—is also cognizant of the pressures his kids, especially his sons, might feel as they head into sports. As he noted, “As a boy, man it sucks to be Tom Brady’s son, in so many ways.”

"My kids naturally are gonna be faced with their own challenges, and they gotta figure out how to overcome them, too," he continued. "And I'll be there to support them a lot like my parents did. And I'll be learning along the way right there with them."

For more of Tom’s sweetest moments with his kids, keep reading.