Instant Replay: NFL QBs Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers Play Catch During ‘The Match’ Charity Golf Event
Jul 7, 2021, 11:28 AM
Tom Brady (L) and Aaron Rodgers meet during Capital One's The Match at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin on July 06, 2021 in Big Sky, Montana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images for The Match)
(Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images for The Match)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – NFL quarterbacks Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers brought the gridiron to the golf course during this year’s edition of Capital One’s “The Match.”
The football stars participated in the charity golf event at The Reserve Golf Course at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana on July 6.
In between holes, Brady and Rodgers tossed the pigskin amid trash talking and poking fun at each other.
Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers playing catch between holes. 🤣🐐 #CapitalOnesTheMatch pic.twitter.com/8WV9B26xoq
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) July 7, 2021
The duo own a combined eight Super Bowl rings, including seven by Brady.
.@tombrady and @aaronrodgers12 just casually playing catch is awesome
🐐 @brgridiron pic.twitter.com/3XXxsnOFSo
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 7, 2021
The Match
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Capital One has sponsored “The Match” since its inception in 2018. The first matchup featured PGA Tour stars Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods. Mickelson won the inaugural evernt and recevied a $9 million prize.
The second edition turned into a charitable venture and featured pairings of Woods with NFL legend Peyton Manning and Mickelson with Brady. Wood and Manning won the second version of “The Match.”
In 2020, the event’s third edition featured Mickelson and NBA great Charles Barkley. The duo faced Manning and NBA star Stephen Curry. Mickelson and Barkley beat Manning and Curry.
The fourth edition once again featured Mickelson and Brady. This time the pairing squared off with Rodgers and PGA Tour standout Bryson DeChambeau.
Hand up… pic.twitter.com/2ys4vm6ifu
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) July 7, 2021
During the round, TNT’s Brian Anderson asked Rodgers, who is in the middle of an offseason featuring a dispute with the Packers, if he would be Green Bay’s starting quarterback to open the season this fall.
“I don’t know,” Rodgers responded.
“I don’t know”
Aaron Rodgers when asked if he’ll be playing for the Packers this season 👀 pic.twitter.com/zoDZBSVH3R
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 7, 2021
Rodgers sunk a putt to clinch a win for he and DeChambeau.
Aaron Rodgers sinks WINNING putt to close out #CapitalOnesTheMatch. 🔥🏆 pic.twitter.com/cOxG4Q4s24
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) July 7, 2021
The 2021 event raised a $2.6 million donation to My Brother’s Keeper and will help provide 6,300,000 meals for Feeding America.
Brady and the Buccaneers will kick-off the 2021 regular season against the Dallas Cowboys on September 9.
Rodgers and the Packers are slated to begin their schedule against the New Orleans Saints on September 12.
