Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon found himself star struck after Sunday’s game against the Patriots.<\/p>\n
Following the post game handshakes, Mixon tweeted out his reaction to meeting Brady for the very first time and a special request he “was too scared to ask” for.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joe_MainMixon\/status\/1206425529722843137?s=20<\/p>\n
Brady, a frequent “tweeter” these days, caught wind of Mixon’s request for a jersey the following day and made sure it would happen.<\/p>\n
“Great game Joe, I’ll send a jersey your way!” Brady replied.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joe_MainMixon\/status\/1206604835782569986?s=20<\/p>\n
Mixon couldn’t contain his excitement following Brady’s response.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joe_MainMixon\/status\/1206605810601775106?s=20<\/p>\n
Brady shared some more details from their jersey exchange on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show”<\/a> Monday”.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m gonna send him one, because I saw that last night,” Brady said\u00a0 “That was pretty cool.”<\/p>\n Brady witnessed Mixon’s talent first hand during Sunday’s Game, he ran for 136 rushing yards on 25 carries against the Patriots defense.<\/p>\n Mixon is 75 yards short of his second consecutive 1,000 yard season, he has 745 total yards in his last six games.<\/p>\n Brady also understood where Mixon was coming from when it comes to meeting veteran players for the first time.<\/p>\n “I feel the same way about so many of these young players that inspire me,” Brady said. “I mean, that guy is one of the great running backs in the league.”<\/p>\n When it comes to seeking him out or exchanging jerseys, its become old hat for Brady.<\/p>\n “I understand kind of how it goes,” Brady said. “You see these guys playing on TV and then you meet them, and it’s surreal.<\/p>\n “I’ve been around Joe Montana and Steve Young and Jerry Rice and Brett Favre, some of the greats, and I feel the same way about them. So, it’s just part of our nature.<\/p>\n “The NFL has a camaraderie, and for as hard as we play and as violent as the game is, there’s a lot of respect that you really find in contact sports, because you realize the level of commitment and dedication that it takes.”<\/p>\n The praise for Mixon didn’t stop with Brady,\u00a0head coach Bill Belichick also shared complementary words for the running back after the game.<\/p>\n Bill Belichick with some extremely high praise for Bengals RB Joe Mixon, who had 25 carries for 136 yards and three catches for 20 yards: "Mixon is maybe the best back in the league. He probably is the best back in the league. He runs so hard. He's so hard to tackle."<\/p>\n — Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) December 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n