Brady was recently in Australia on a speaking tour and in addition to meeting some of the local wildlife, he threw passes to local sports stars including AFL great Michael Voss and the Broncos fullback.
The seven-time Super Bowl winner met the entire Brisbane team on Sunday and threw the pigskin to Walsh during his talk, with tickets going for as much as $3999 each.
His teammate Marty Taupau said, ‘Someone threw him a tea towel to wipe his sweaty palms, but he did well.
‘But if Reece can catch a spiral bomb in front of 50,000 people, you can catch a pass inside a room with Tom Brady throwing it to you.’
Brady delivered a series of motivational messages during his talk, touching on his incredible rise from a lowly rated, sixth-round pick in the 2000 NFL draft to the greatest quarterback of all time.
when you’re gonna get the opportunity that allows you to be successful in life,’ he told the crowd.
‘You find something you love to do in life, and you do it with every bit of energy and enthusiasm that you have.’
He also said he’d prepared for his trip down under by watching NRL and AFL games and came away very impressed by the players’ toughness.
