What is Tom Brady’s Secret?

He’ll tell you — for a price.

Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. The quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (that’s still weird for this Connecticut boy to say) is quite possibly the greatest quarterback of all time.

Super Bowl Sunday will mark Brady’s 10th — 10th Superbowl — a record. He already has six superbowl wins, a record. His career combined passing yards, over 91,000 are the highest in the NFL. Same with career touchdowns — 661 of them. He’s also the oldest player to be named Superbowl MVP and the oldest player to win a Superbowl as starting quarterback.

Brady is 43 years old — he’s been playing pro-football for 21 years. The average NFL career is 3.3 years. His outstanding longevity and unparalleled success has led many writers to ask the same question: what’s his secret?

Look around the internet and you’ll see lots of speculation. Die-hard sports quants will point out that the Patriots protected him more than almost any other QB. He also throws the football quickly — on average just 2.5 seconds after the snap — which keeps him from getting hit too much. It’s easier not to get injured if you never get tackled. Or maybe it’s his wife Gisele Bundchen who keeps him on his toes.

But it’s hard to talk about what’s special about Brady and not stumble upon TB12. TB12 is…