The New England Patriots, while inducting Tom Brady into their Hall of Fame, delivered a few surprises for the legendary quarterback.
Team owner Robert Kraft revealed the Patriots are retiring Brady's No 12 and are commissioning a 12-foot-tall bronze Brady statue which will be installed during the 2024 season.
"(The statue) will stand alone in the plaza outside of the Hall of Fame to symbolise his position, not as the greatest in franchise history, but as the greatest in all of NFL history," Kraft said.
The ceremony drew a crowd of 60,000 to the Patriots' home stadium in Foxborough.