Tom Brady hosts younger fan and his household at Bucs-Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady hosted 9-year-old George Cogdill, who’s battling an autoimmune situation known as Henoch-Schonlein purpura, and his household on Sunday because the Bucs ready to tackle the Carolina Panthers.

The seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion handled the household from Pinewood, South Carolina — a two-hour drive from the Panthers’ Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte — to pregame passes and seats within the household part.

Henoch-Schonlein purpura impacts the kidneys, and it landed George within the hospital in 2021. Brady, after listening to George’s story, despatched him an inspirational video and a signed jersey.

After a number of IV therapies, kidney biopsies and every day medicine, George went from struggling to stroll final yr to now enjoying soccer and baseball. And like Brady, he performs quarterback and wears No. 12.

George was born with torticollis and developed plagiocephaly. He additionally has autism, sensory processing dysfunction, obsessive compulsive dysfunction and ADHD, his mom, Carson mentioned, however he hasn’t let these issues maintain him again. The household credit inspiration from Brady and religion for serving to him. He not too long ago acquired a citizenship award at his faculty for all the time lifting up his friends and serving to others.

“He’s a fighter and is all the time constructive,” mentioned Carson, who believes George will get this from his father. “Angle determines your altitude and by no means letting a prognosis outline him!”