WATCH: Damar Hamlin picks off Tom Brady at Michael Rubin's beachside Pre-White Party minicamp
For two different reasons, Tom Brady and Damar Hamlin are two of the most notable figures in the NFL right now. They were together at Michael Rubin's Pre-White Party minicamp and came together for a highlight that Brady will likely regret.
Rubin shared a video of Brady dropping back to pass after picking teams with C.J. Stroud opposing him. The beach football with celebrities and NFL stars alike, and the highlights were shared by Rubin.
In one of them, Brady hopped around the makeshift pocket on the sand before firing deep, but the Buffalo Bills safety undercut the pass and returned it down the sideline.
Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons, who was on Brady's team at Rubin's party, couldn't believe Brady had made such a mistake. Others at the game included Odell Beckham Jr., Travis Kelce, Druski, Quavo, and Travis Scott.
It was a star-studded outing, and Hamlin was able to cement himself as the star of the show after intercepting arguably the greatest football player of all time.
Damar Hamlin speaks on Comeback Player award
Despite coming back from a heart-stoppage on the field and making an NFL roster in 2023, Damar Hamlin was not awarded the Comeback Player of the Year award. Instead, Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco got it for playing decently well after sitting at home in free agency for half the season.
There was some outcry over that, but Hamlin isn't as concerned. He said via NBC Sports:
“I heard some people were in an uproar. I did at first, I’m not gonna lie. I did, a little bit, just because you know I’m a competitor myself. Any competition you put me in, I want to win. I clapped for Joe as he went on stage and clapped for him as he went off. . . . It wasn’t something that a trophy can define.”
The Comeback Player of the Year Award's loosely defined criteria may have aided this controversy. In the past, it has been players who came back from playing poorly or not playing to play well and players who suffered horrific injuries but returned to action.