Tom Brady’s “beloved” dog Lua died in 2023 — and the canine’s blood was used to make a clone.

On Tuesday, the retired NFL player revealed his new dog Junie’s origins in a joint statement with Colossal Biosciences, with whom he worked to clone Lua.

The former quarterback, who is an investor in the company, gushed over the “second chance” his family has with Junie, according to People .

“I love my animals. They mean the world to me and my family,” the ex-athlete, 48, explained. “A few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leveraged their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family’s elderly dog before she passed.”

Brady’s reveal comes as Colossal Biosciences acquires Viagen Pets and Equine, the company that twice cloned Barbra Streisand’s dead dog Sama

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