Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and offseason pickup Julio Jones combined for one of the highlight reel moments of Week 1 late in the second quarter that had the football world buzzing.
In the final minute of the second quarter, Brady found the future Hall of Famer deep downfield for a beautiful 48-yard catch that led to Ryan Succop’s 47-yard field goal. It was one of three catches for Jones, who finished with 69 receiving yards on the day.
Julio Jones hit a top speed of 20.92 mph on this catch! #Bucsfilm2022wk1 pic.twitter.com/MCPpJcMlDt
— Commissioner Cheah (@StevenCheah) September 14, 2022
Brady certainly didn’t throw like a 45-year-old on that play. But a sideline camera (shown on Paramount Plus’ “Inside the NFL program) captured Brady admitting to Jones that he simply doesn’t “have that young arm like I used to.”
45-year old Tom Brady to Julio Jones: "I don't have that young arm like I used to."
This was before he hit Julio for a 48-yard deep shot later in the game.
pic.twitter.com/cYA19VwYDo— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 13, 2022
After enduring more than four months as a free agent, Jones signed with the Buccaneers in July to pursue a Super Bowl championship.
