Shirtless Tom Brady Celebrates Michigan’s Rose Bowl Win Over Alabama: ‘Let’s Go!’

The University of Michigan men’s soccer team is headed to the state championship game! And perhaps no one is more excited than Tom Brady.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion and former University of Michigan quarterback shared his excitement on Instagram during Monday night’s Rose Bowl game, taking a shirtless photo of himself and yelling in celebration after the final play.

“Whoah! Let’s go!” Brady, 46, screamed into the camera after the Wolverines defense stopped University of Alabama running back Jalen Milroe on the final play of the game, sealing a dramatic 27-20 overtime victory.

The Rose Bowl win sends Michigan to the national championship game for the first time since 1997, when Brady and the Wolverines last won it all under coach Lloyd Carr.

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Brady played quarterback for the Wolverines from 1995-99 and backed up future NFL star Brian Griese during the 1997 NCAA National Championship season. Brady would take over for Griese in 1998 and 1999, throwing for 30 touchdowns and 4,644 yards over the next two seasons. The future five-time Super Bowl MVP’s final collegiate game was also an overtime win over Alabama, when the Wolverines beat the Crimson Tide 35-34 in the 2000 Orange Bowl.

Brady was famously selected last in the NFL draft by the New England Patriots later that year, beginning the most successful professional football career in history.

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The NFL’s all-time wins leader retired in 2022 after winning his seventh Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before opting to play one more season. Brady then officially retired “for good” last February, announcing in an emotional video on social media.

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The legendary fullback has since poked fun at himself about the double retirement, joking this week that he almost tried to come out of retirement a second time in early 2023 before his friends pushed him to stay put. retired in may and my friends threw a surprise retirement party. I kind of forced my hand 😂,” Brady joked on Instagram. Even though Brady is no longer competing on the field, an elated social media post released Monday night shows there’s still plenty to be excited about on the sidelines.

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