Brady is hoping to avoid joining Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwyane Wade and others when it comes to his depiction in bronze.

The long-awaited bronze statue of Tom Brady at Gillette Stadium was meant to be a homage to the most decorated quarterback in New England history. In reality, it turned into an unforeseen meme fest, and somehow,

Tom Brady was forever enshrined in Foxborough lore on Friday, as a 12-foot bronze statue of him was revealed outside of Gillette Stadium. There was worry that he was going to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and Dwyane Wade and have some rough aesthetics,