Tom Brady's son dabbed when he caught a touchdown pass from dad

The kid's already got better showmanship than his dad.
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The age-old practice of playing catch with dad takes on a different meaning when you're John Brady, the son of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

The senior Brady is currently suspended from professional football and not allowed to visit team facilities. But that didn't stop father and son from visiting the University of Michigan -- Tom's alma mater -- to toss the pigskin around on a real football field.

When the 9-year-old Brady ran to the end zone and snatched his dad's lobbed pass out of the air, he did what any self-respecting NFL player would do: he celebrated.


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John dabbed. It's a quick, subtle maneuver that likely wouldn't have drawn a penalty in a real-deal NFL game. It's also more flash than his dad has ever shown on his rare trips to the end zone.

Tom has to sit out two more games after the Patriots' Sunday showdown with the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 18. He'll reclaim his crown from fill-in QB Jimmy Garoppolo for the team's Oct. 9 bout against the Cleveland Browns.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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