Mark this as yet another example of Tom Brady’s hatred for sweaty centers.
During an appearance on the “Games with Names” podcast with Julian Edelman, former Patriots lineman Ted Karras recalled a wild story of a time Brady dried off his behind during a game.
“Tom takes all the centers to the side. If you’re going to play center at any point, even just an undrafted guy, he’ll teach you how to fold [your towel] and put it into your ass,” Karras said. “… I was on Tom’s team and apparently too wet for him. He literally pulls me off to the sideline, screams in my face that I’m a sweaty pig.
“And then pulls my pants out and powders my ass with baby powder in front of everyone.”
Karras admitted he had no choice but to listen to his Hall of Fame quarterback.
“I was kind of embarrassed. I mean, all the fans were looking, like 15,000 people at Gillette Stadium. But I would always just do whatever he said,” Karras said.
Karras is far from the first ball snapper to dish on Brady’s troubles with wet backsides when trying to throw the ball downfield.
In 2019, Dan Connolly, who played center with Brady in New England for six seasons, told The Athletic that the quarterback stuck a towel down his pants after wiping the sweat wasn’t working.
“He literally stood behind me, took his hand, and stuck the towel down my pants,” Connolly told the outlet. “I walked around that game, feeling like I was carrying a loaded diaper the entire time. It was the most uncomfortable thing, but he was so crazy about not getting his hands wet that he would stuff s— down our pants.”
That preference carried over to Tampa Bay and immediately became apparent during his first team workout with the Buccaneers when center Ryan Jensen posted on social media about Brady’s pet peeve.
“’First you fold the towel once, then over its self again. Put it down your crack and douse in baby powder. No more ass sweat.’ –@TomBrady #sweatmetigation101,” Jensen tweeted in May 2020.
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