NFL star quarterback Tom Brady sets personal best with new running record

Tom Brady may have left the NFL, but the superstar athlete just pulled off a personal best he couldn’t even achieve 20 years ago.

The now 46-year old former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback recently reported on social media beat his 2000 NFL Scouting Combine 40-yard dash time.

Brady actually shared the news during a workout video he posted for NoBull on his X social media account, explaining how he finally broke his previous record of running a 5.28-second dash.

Brady said that was his personal best before he was selected by in the sixth round by the Patriots, and for many years wanted to prove to himself he could break it.

“This is not the true measure of a man, let me just that straight,” Brady said as he drove to his workout. “I will give you 100 percent chance of effort,” he said before the sprint.

Before the run, Brady had a phone call with billionaire St. John’s alumnus Mike Repole who raised the possibility that Brady may not succeed.

“Do you actually even want to do this?” the new NoBull owner asked. “I mean, I understand, you haven’t been an athlete in over a year.”

Brady only smiled and replied, “I need to do this.”

After Brady broke his record by 16 seconds at 5.12 seconds, he celebrated on social media, saying the victory gave him some peace.

“24 years later, redemption is spelled T O M,” he wrote on X.

Despite his record achievement, the former quarterback said he’s not finished. He later posted that he is going to break his record again next year.

“Sub 5.00 next year. Level up,” he tweeted.

Brady rushed 1,123 yards over 23 seasons at an average of 3.4 yards per game. His lack of speed never stopped him however, as he was named a three-time MVP, won seven Super Bowls and went down in history as one of the most legendary quarterbacks in football history.