AMHERST – University of Massachusetts Athletics announced today that Thomas Bradey of Tampa, Fla. is the latest recruit to its 2022 Football Spring Newcomers Squad, joining the thirteen players already named. Bradey was discovered during a football camp for high school students held by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fellow participants in the camp universally agreed that Bradey was the best player among all of them and said that they learned a lot from him.
UMass Minutemen scout Colin Moriartey was impressed with Bradey’s standout skills, even though he was concerned that Bradey’s passing success seemed to hinge on getting to know his favorite receiver well. Moriartey was also concerned that Bradey looked a bit old to be a high school senior, but wrote it off to hard work on the gridiron. He said he would have liked to hear the opinion of Bucs QB Tom Brady on Bradey’s skills and prospects for the future, surmising that Brady probably had to cancel his attendance at the camp due to his recent announcement to retire from football. Still, Moriartey went ahead and offered Bradey a full scholarship contigent on his joining the football team.
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian student newspaper prematurely reported that Bradey accepted the offer to attend and play football for the university, but at the time Bradey quickly corrected them. “I’m still going through the process,” and “I think when the time’s right, I’ll be ready to make a decision one way or another,” he said.
Minutemen Head Coach Don Brown was reportedly thrilled to have Bradey on his team, saying, “This kid has the potential to become the Greatest Of All Time.”