Being the center of a celebrity roast figuratively can be referred to as a once in a lifetime opportunity.
For Tom Brady, he is taking the second part of that sentence quite literally.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Fame quarterback was the center of attention for Netflix's first-ever live roast session. Brady took the brunt of many jabs from former teammates such as Julian Edelman, Drew Bledsoe and Rob Gronkowski, and comedians such as Jeff Ross, Kevin Hart and Nikki Glaser.
The show itself provided plenty of laughs, and while Brady was chuckling throughout the special, it may have been more of a case of laughing through the pain. The former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback recently discussed taking part in the roast, and his feedback was not exactly positive.
So what did Tom Brady say about his Netflix roast? The Sporting News explains.
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What did Tom Brady say about Netflix roast?
Brady may have laughed at the time, but the results of the cracks made during the roast session wasn't as funny as he anticipated.
On an appearance on "The Pivot Podcast," Brady opened up his feelings about the roast with hosts Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder. He admitted that while he had "fun" listening to the jokes about him, he didn't like the impact it left on his children.
"I liked when the jokes were about me," Brady said. "I thought they were so fun. I didn’t like the way they affected my kids. It’s the hardest part about … like the bittersweet aspect of when you do something that you think is one way and then all of a sudden you realize I wouldn’t do that again because of the way that it affected actually the people that I care about the most in the world."
Brady admitted that he was all on board ahead of time because he only thought about how it would impact him. He said that he can always take a joke and that never was his concern.
But he failed to see "the full picture" of how a roast session could affect those around him.
"It makes you in some ways a better parent going through it," Brady said. "Sometimes you’re naive. You don’t know. When I signed up for that … I love when people are making fun of me. I always said when I was going through the Deflategate stuff that I watched three things on TV: Premiere League soccer, golf and comedy shows. Every time I turned on SportsCenter it was like, are you f—ing kidding me? I just want to laugh.
"I wanted to do the roast because Jeff Ross became somebody I knew. But you don’t see the full picture all the time."
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The greatest NFL player of all time did take a silver living out of the experience. Despite it having a more negative impact on his children, he said he was using the opportunity to grow as a father and be better moving forward.
"I’m going to be a better parent as I go forward because of it," Brady said. "At the same time, I’m happy everyone who was there had a lot of fun. If we’re not laughing about things, we’re crying. We should have more fun. What do we love? We love laughing in the locker room. Let’s do more of that and love each other and celebrate other people’s success."
The show was a hit for Netflix. More than a week after its initial airing, it remains the top trending show on the platform as a plethora of fans flock to their screens to watch the three-hour special.
It's unclear if or when Netflix will host another roast session of a high-profile celebrity. But it's safe to say that Brady won't be a part of it.
