Tom Brady Is Throwing Passes On The Great Wall Of China

Five-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady has said he hopes to one day play an American football game in China.

Five-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady has said he hopes to one day play an American football game in China.

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The quarterback of the New England Patriots hopped on Under Armour’s jet and flew to Beijing earlier this week. Photo:Twitter

The New England Patriots quarterback is on his first trip to the world’s most populous country aimed at promoting in a huge potential market.

Like other US sports leagues, the NFL is trying to build a fan base among China’s 1.4 billion people, where the number of viewers watching games on digital platforms is growing rapidly.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said earlier this year the league was aiming to hold a regular season game in China within the next couple of years.

As far as Brady’s Instagram shows, it appears as though he made the trip with his oldest son on the Great Wall, with the caption “Wǒ ài zhōngguó,” which translates to “I love China.”

Photo:Twitter

“My dream is to play a game here in China some day,” Brady said.

“It’s just a great event and hopefully a lot of the Chinese people would enjoy it.”

American football lags behind soccer and basketball in China, but the NFL is pushing links with more than a dozen platforms on regular television and online to help reach viewers.

This year’s Super Bowl, won by Brady’s Patriots, was streamed live for the first time in China.

And Brady decided to bust out a football on the Great Wall of China and play some catch with the locals. Photo:Twitter

The Patriots quarterback also practiced martial arts with a fitness instructor in Beijing.

Photo:Mark Schiefelbein / AP

Photo: Mark Schiefelbein / AP

Tom Brady is enjoying the off-season. He has been spending loads of time with his wife, Gisele Bundchen, and their two children, Benny and Vivienne. Fans are happy to see that he got to spend time with Jack, too. Soon enough, Brady will be back at Gillette Stadium getting ready for the 2017-2018 season. Training camp is just around the corner!