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Tom Brady made a pretty penny during his NFL playing days and he knows how to spend it, splashing out somewhere in the region of £1.6million on a Richard Mille watch.
The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, 46, took to X, formerly Twitter, to show off his one-of-a-kind timepiece while also showing support for his beloved Michigan.
Michigan are taking on Alabama in the Rose Bowl game for the chance to progress onto the National Championship clash against one of Texas or Washington and their legendary quarterback Brady will be back to cheer them on.
Brady's Richard Mille watch has clean silver features and the iconic skull in the middle. Whether Brady shows up to watch the game against the Crimson Tide in the flesh is unknown but he made sure to deliver a passionate pre-game message.
"What’s up Michigan Alumni? Tom Brady here," Brady said. "I wanted to give you guys all a shoutout and all the Wolverines supporters out in Los Angeles for the game. I think we all have an incredibly special feeling about what this team is and what they’re really about.
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"I’m proud of everything they’ve accomplished, especially beating the Buckeyes, but I know they’re not done yet. And I remember on New Year’s Day in 2000, we had a huge win against the ‘Bama team down in South Florida.
"And I know these guys can go out and do it again. So be loud out there in the Rose Bowl! Make it feel like they're playing in Ann Arbor. We got this. Huge win coming. Go Blue!"
Tom Brady was a quarterback at Michigan before his 2000 NFL drafting (Getty Images)Alabama is a team which Brady delivered one of his best college football performances against. Brady, who regularly captained epic comebacks in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, had one of his best-ever games at the 2000 Orange Bowl.
Brady, who had a 20-5 record as Michigan's starter, led the Wolverines to a pair of 14-point comebacks in a 35-34 overtime-thriller against Alabama, with the game set to be replayed 24 years later with the stakes even higher.
No. 1 Michigan has their best chance in a long time to claim their first National Championship since the late 90s. Their last Championship win came in 1997 when Brady was the team's backup QB. Crimson Tide is, however, heading into Monday's game slight favourites, with expert predictions leaning in the direction of the highly-successful college football program.