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Brady takes another team to the Super Bowl: Cousins remain “fans no matter where Tommy plays”


Kenley Johnson, her dad Paul Johnson, cousin Tom Brady, Benton Johnson and cousin Nancy Brady. This photo was taken a few years ago when the Johnsons went to see their cousin play in one of the many Super Bowls that he has participated in.

by Karin L. Nauber


The Bucs perfectly captured the spirit of Tampa by their feature player being a middle-aged man who spent his career in the northeast and then moved to Florida to retire. —via The Hustle

Well, if you are a fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or just a fan of Tom Brady, you are probably in love with the fact that he has taken yet another team to the Super Bowl.

Brady—or Tommy as his cousin Paul Johnson of Browerville calls him—is 43 and will be butting heads with the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, 25, at this year’s Super Bowl.

This is Brady’s 10th Super Bowl appearance in 19 years, while this is Mahomes second appearance after the Chiefs won the title last year.

Mahomes is hoping to be the first back-to-back winner of two Super Bowls since Brady did it in 2004 and 2005.

Closer to home, the Paul Johnson family is changing clothes.

Well, their jerseys anyway.

That’s because their cousin is Brady as most of us know.

“Absolutely, we are huge Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans!” exclaimed Johnson. “No matter where Tommy goes that’s where we go.”

It was definitely strange for the family to start rooting for another team after nearly 20 years. . . .



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