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Buccaneers To Host Rams In
Tom Brady Releases First Collections For Brady Apparel Brand
Divisional Round
Tom Brady is expanding his repertoire to include ap- parel.
At 3 P.M. Sunday
The Tampa Bay Bucca- neers quarterback has re- leased his own brand, Brady. Launched with Jens Grede and Dao-Yi Chow, Brady combines sports, design, and manufacturing for technical apparel that can be worn for any activity.
“After years in the mak- ing, I’m excited to finally share BRADYTM with the world,” the 44-year-old said in a statement. “Working with a best-in-class team has helped me apply everything I’ve learned throughout my career to create a multi-func- tional brand that incorpo- rates the best in tech, fabric, and innovative design.”
Bruce Arians Doesn't Regret Smacking Andrew Adams' Helmet
BRUCE ARIANS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians had a relatively solid Sunday after- noon, as his team jumped out to a 31-0 lead over the Philadel- phia Eagles in the wild-card playoff game the Buccaneers won 31-15. However, Arians went viral during the contest when he smacked safety An- drew Adams on the helmet because he thought Adams was going to draw a penalty for pulling Philadelphia players off a pile.
Arians, the defending Super Bowl champion coach, was asked during Monday's media availability if he regret- ted his actions in that instance.
"No, and I’ve seen enough dumb," Arians responded, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. "You can’t pull guys out of a pile. We just got a big play, great field position, and he’s trying to pull a guy out of a pile, and I was trying to knock him off of that guy so he didn’t get a penalty."
TOM BRADY AND MATTHEW STAFFORD
The first collections from Brady are called Train and Live. Train consists of high- performance fabrics that come in outerwear, t-shirts, tank tops, pants, and shorts,
while Live includes pieces that can be used for everyday life like jackets, pants, hood- ies, sweatshirts, and shorts. Items range in price from $20 to $495.
The stage is set for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, and it’s a familiar foe traveling to Raymond James Stadium for Sunday’s post- season matchup.
After a blowout win over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night, the Los Ange- les Rams will make the cross- country trip to face the defending Super Bowl cham- pions Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
The Rams got the better of the Bucs back in Week 3 in
Los Angeles, and scored a narrow victory in the regular season last year, just before Tampa Bay went on their eight-game winning streak en route to a Lombardi Trophy.
This matchup brings back memories of Tampa Bay’s first trip to the playoffs back in 1979, when they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round before hosting the Rams in the following round. The Bucs lost that matchup with Los Angeles 9-0, costing them a trip to the Super Bowl.
Cam Akers Taunted
Tom Brady poses with two other University of Michigan ath- letes — quarterback Cade McNamara, left, and tennis player An- drew Fenty, right, in items from his new clothing line BRADY.
Budda Baker With Gesture
On Concussion Play
Arizona Cardinals players were mad at Cam Akers for taunting Budda Baker with a gesture after their collision that resulted in the Cardinals safety suffering a concussion.
Baker tackled Akers on a 2nd-and-2 play in the red zone late in the third quarter of Monday’s NFC Wild Card game. After being tackled short of the goal, Akers went over to Baker, who was on the ground, and gestured something with his hand:
Akers appeared to be doing the “too small” gesture, or taunting Baker by telling him to “stay down” after their collision.
Did Akers know Baker was concussed when he did that? Probably not. He was probably upset with Baker for leading with his head and going low on him. Akers may have just been trying to flex on his opponent in the heat of the moment, not realizing Baker was so seriously hurt.
Budda Baker Provides Update After Frightening Injury
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker exited SoFi Stadium on a stretcher during
Budda Baker being taken off the field on a stretcher.
Monday night’s Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams, but fortunately he ap- pears to be on the mend.
Baker suffered a concus- sion on a collision with Rams running back Cam Akers while making a tackle late in the third quarter. He laid flat on his back after the play and appeared to be seriously in- jured. Baker was taken to a local hospital, and he pro- vided a positive update early Tuesday morning.
While it’s not known the full extent of Baker’s head injury, it is certainly a good sign that he felt well enough to send a tweet reassuring fans.
Baker, a four-time Pro Bowler, had four tackles in the game. Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury said after that he had been told Baker had feeling in all of his extremities.
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