Tom Brady’s parents reveal their ‘life & death’ Covid battle at start of the season as dad missed games for first time

NFL star Tom Brady's parents have revealed their "life and death" battle with coronavirus at the start of the season.

Speaking on ESPN'S “#Greeny” on Monday, Tom Brady Sr. opened up about his experience with the virus which left him hospitalized.

"Well when the season started this year I was in the hospital with Covid for almost three weeks and my wife was sick with Covid at the same time," Brady Sr. told the ESPN radio host.

Brady Sr., 76, noted that he was forced to miss his son's first two games of the season, the only football games of his sons that he has ever missed.

“We didn’t even see the first two games of the year," he said.

"It was the first two games I ever missed of his career because I was sick as a dog and my wife was as sick as a dog.

“We’ve never missed a game at Michigan or New England or wherever."

Brady, 43, joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last September after moving from the New England Patriots where he played 20 seasons.

The football star's father added: "For the first two games when I was in the hospital, I didn’t even care if they were playing, much less missing the game.

"It was a matter of life and death, just like anybody who goes to the hospital. That’s serious stuff.”

He also revealed that although he was hospitalized, his wife, a cancer survivor, had more mild symptoms and was able to be treated by their daughter Maureen who is a nurse.

On how his son was affected by both their illnesses, Brady Sr. said that his son was "stressed out" and that he would FaceTime them every day on his way to and from practice.

"Tommy fought through it, and so now it's in the rearview mirror," he added.

In December it was reported that the NFL star and supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen would be neighbors with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.