Tap, tap oc Tap … Bolavip knocked on the door of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and who was present was none other and none other than Martin Grammar the only Argentinian to win a Super Bowl in NFL history. He knew the Bucs from within the team and followed the ordination of Tom Brady as a commentator in Spanish for the organization.
And not only that! Grammar gave itself the luxury, honor and pleasure of it share the locker room with the winning quarterback of the NFL in his five months with the New England Patriots. Unfortunately, an injury prevented him from playing alongside Brady, but the former Argentinian player could Indispensable anecdotes about what Tom is like as a partner.
In an exclusive dialogue with Bolavip, Martín Gramatica spoke about the Tom Brady phenomenon in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, shared what makes the quarterback with seven Super Bowl rings even bigger and even dared to say. how long the legend of the QB will be seen in the NFL. A conversation not to be missed.
– He had the chance to win Super Bowl XXXVII and hold the Vince Lombardi trophy. Describe that feeling to us?
“The easiest way to compare it’s like you won a World Cup. When I started playing soccer the dream was to win a championship and luckily it came to me in my fourth year in Tampa Bay. It was unbelievable. An enormous joy ”.
This is how Tom Brady treats his teammates in the NFL
– What was the experience like sharing a dressing room with Tom Brady?
“I was in New England for a short time because I got injured in the preseason, I didn’t play a single game and didn’t stay on the team, but When I left New England, I left as Tom Brady’s biggest fan because of his humility and leadership. I immediately felt part of the group ”.
“When I got into the locker room, I was another thanks to Brady, he opened the doors for me, he made me feel at home and he’s a really great guy. That’s why he has won seven Super Bowls and shows what he is. ”
– Do you remember any special dialogue you marked with Tom Brady?
“Yes of course. It was my first workout when I went to the gym. He (Brady) was working out and I came in, he came to say goodbye and said to Matt Cassel (backup quarterback),”He’s going to be our new kicker, he’s Martín Grammar who just won a Super Bowl with Tampa and he’s going to help us win. ‘ It was unbelievable, because in the first practice I felt like part of the team. “
“Another dialogue I remember was when I left New England, Brady trained in the car and we said hello, I wish myself luck and I told him I was leaving a number one fan of his because of the humility he showed me in the five months I was there. there “.
Tom Brady’s Effect on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
– What was Tom Brady’s main contribution to the Buccaneers?
“He is an innate leader, he empowers the other players. Our defense (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) was already improving, meshed since week 8 and offensively we had a quarterback who made a lot of mistakes and threw a lot of interceptions. When Tom Brady arrived it was completely different ”.
“Brady is the only athlete in the world who cannot be questioned. There is no other that comes close to Tom Brady “
Brady has the other players increase their game. When they come a leader loves coaching at 43 and leaving everything on track it is clear that the other players are going to give a little more. When Tom came to Tampa, we also saw that free agents like Antonio Brown, Leonard Fournette and Gronkowski wanted to join the Buccaneers themselves. “
– What was more important to the Buccaneers to win the Super Bowl, Tom Brady or the excellent defense work that put pressure on Patrick Mahomes?
“It was won as a team. We can’t say one was more important than the other But we wouldn’t have made it to the Super Bowl without Tom Brady. So you have to give him a lot of credit, after how he played defense in the Super Bowl, nobody expected it. Leaving Patrick Mahomes blank and not scoring a touchdown for the first time in his career, not only professionally but also collegially, had never happened to him. I never thought they would swipe like this, but the truth was they played a great game. “
– How would you describe the Tom Brady phenomenon in Tampa Bay?
“He’s the best star we’ve had in town because major players like Derek Jeter have lived in town, but nobody understands what Tom Brady is.”
“I was on vacation and When Tom Brady signed, my friends started comparing all season tickets. It was unfortunate for the pandemic because he couldn’t go to court, but people went crazy when he got to Tampa. ”
Martín Grammar, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player (Photo courtesy of the interviewee)
Tom Brady’s retirement date
– How much time does Tom Brady have in Tampa Bay?
“I do not know… As we see it now, he looks like a 20-year-old kid and could play for another ten years (laughs), but since he played this year, there’s been talk of renegotiating the contract to play for another two years and lowering the figure (salary) to be able to sign some teammates ”.
“This year Brady was 100 percent, he was not injured, only now he has to operate on one knee, but it is only for cleaning. He was seen with energy, thankfully. I think it was one of the years he enjoyed the most because He didn’t have that weight of Bill Belichick, from “Patriot Way,” which is pretty exhausting. “
– How would you briefly describe Tom Brady?
“The best. The only athlete in the world who can’t be questioned. He’s the GOAT, he’s not like basketball that I like Michael Jordan or LeBron James, in football he can be Maradona, Messi, Pelé or Ronaldo, Messi” You can’t define the best. In this case, there is no other that comes close. It’s the best of all ”.
Tom Brady, quarterback for the los Buccaneers (Picture: Getty Images)