Braxton Berrios said Tom Brady gave him a ‘PhD in football’ when he practiced with the legendary quarterback after getting drafted by the New England Patriots in 2018.
The quotes last summer, shortly after Berrios signed a one-year, $2million deal with the Houston Texans, have resurfaced after Brady was filmed getting intimate with his ex-girlfriend, Alix Earle, at a New Year’s Eve party in St. Barths.
‘To see what professionalism really looks like from a rookie year was, I think, the greatest start I could have had,’ Barrios told Texans radio.
‘If I can see what the quarterback sees and I know his problems and I can help solve those, that makes me a lot more valuable to him.
‘He would stop and say, ‘Hey guys, this is what I am seeing and this is what I’m thinking.’ So earlier when I talked about seeing with the QB’s eyes… that was all from rookie year, from that study and how he saw it.
‘That year, I really think I got a PhD in football just watching him.’
Tom Brady, 48, and Alix Earle, 25, were pictured getting close at a New Year’s Eve party
Her ex, Braxton Berrios, praised Brady’s influence when he was a New England Patriots rookie
Brady appeared to spend a lot of time with newly-single Earle on New Year’s Eve
The 30-year-old Berrios and Earle, 25, split in late 2025, with the Dancing With The Stars runner-up Earle confirming the breakup in an emotional social media post in December – shortly after their two-year anniversary.
‘I just feel like I can’t be what Braxton needs,’ Earle said, crying. ‘I love Braxton, he is my best friend and it has been really difficult as we try and go forward with this.
‘We’re on good terms and I don’t want anyone to come for him or be mean to him.’
Brady, 48, has been single since his divorce from supermodel ex-wife Gisele Bunchen, the mother of two of his three children, was confirmed in October 2022. They had been married for 13 years.
Since that split, he has been linked with many famous women, ranging from Sofia Vergara to Sydney Sweeney. And the footage of him and Earle getting close has emerged amid ex-wife Bundchen getting married again.
She surprisingly wed Joaquim Valente in December, with the couple first meeting in 2021 when she enrolled in his jiu-jitsu classes in Miami.
This Sunday, Brady is expected to be in Chicago to call the Bears vs Detroit Lions for Fox in the final weekend of the NFL regular season. Brady is two years into a 10-year, $375million deal to call games with the broadcaster.
There is potential for Brady’s path to cross with Berrios during the NFL playoffs. The Texans have already qualified for the postseason and will be crowned AFC South winners if they beat the injury-hit Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
Berrios and Earle announced their split in late 2025, after a little over two years together
Brady, 48, is set to be back on television on Sunday for Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears
Brady also appeared to be welcomed onto the popular ‘Spittin Chiclets’ podcast on Friday, the show’s X account sharing multiple pictures with Brady ahead of the NHL’s Winter Classic.
Berrios, however, has been used fleetingly by DeMeco Ryans this year and has recorded only six carries for 37 yards.
Neither Brady or Earle have commented directly on the viral videos but they also aren’t doing much to play them down.
Brady shared a quote to his Instagram story as the footage surfaced, which said: ‘People are not beautiful for how they look or speak. They’re beautiful for how they love, care and treat others.’
He also posted a picture of his pool, back at his Florida mansion, with the caption: ‘Home Sweet Home’. Bizarrely, he added the Zach Bryan song ‘Pink Skies’ to the post, which is about the singer going to his mother’s funeral.
Earle, meanwhile, was ready for a night of excitement judging by her ‘Get Ready With Me’ video that she shared on TikTok before the New Year’s Eve party in question.
Earle later shared pictures of her outfit on Instagram and was swarmed with comments about the Brady video.
