TOM Brady said he used to party and smoke weed in high school, and stunningly revealed when he knew his time with the New England Patriots was coming to an end.
The veteran quarterback opened up about his past in an interview on Wednesday with Howard Stern's radio show.
Brady, 42, revealed to Howard Stern before he began playing college football – and later going pro in the NFL – he used to smoke weed and party.
"I definitely had my fun in high school with partying and drinking and smoking weed on occasion," Brady said.
"But as I got later in my high school life, I didn't do those – those became less and less."
He said, however, that he stopped and never really got into it because he "felt like I was letting my dad down in a way."
After high school, Brady went on to play college football for University of Michigan, before he was drafted in 2000 for the New England Patriots.
After spending 20 seasons with the Patriots, Brady revealed last month he was leaving the team.
Brady also revealed to Stern on Wednesday that he knew when his time with his former team was coming to a close.
"I probably knew before the start of last season that it was probably my last year..." Brady said.
"I knew... our time was coming to an end," he added.
It revealed that Brady was set to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers just a day after he announced he was departing the Patriots, drawing his decades-long career run with New England to a close.
He officially signed two-year contract with the Florida team on March 20 – for a staggering $30 million per season.
Brady told Stern that he had a restructured contract with the team before the start of the last season, and before the end of 2019, he knew he would become a free agent.
He said when he met with owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick to tell them he decided to leave the Patriots, it was an emotional moment that brought him to tears
“I was crying (during the meeting),” Brady told Stern.
“I’m a very emotional person… I have a deep caring for the people that I work with, and I wish (them) nothing but the best for them.”
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Brady has played in nine Super Bowls throughout his career – winning six Super Bowl rings.
Although he was a sixth round draft pick when he began his career, Brady went on to become a star quarterback, and now is worth an estimated $180 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
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