When Tom Brady addressed the massive crowd at Gillette Stadium on the night of his jersey retirement ceremony last year, he spent much of the night fighting back tears and working through his emotions.

When he came back a year later for the unveiling of his statue, Brady opted to take a largely comedic route with his speech.

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With an overflowing crowd occupying every inch of the plaza, the staircase, and even the highest points of the stadium behind him, Brady tapped into his Netflix roast persona to try to draw some laughs out of the crowd while keeping things lighter than most people anticipated.

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