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Kristen Wong

Tom Brady Questions Why Scottie Scheffler Puts Family First Before Golf

Fox announcer Tom Brady looks on before an NFC wild card game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field. | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Tom Brady and Scottie Scheffler may be two of the best players ever in their respective sports, but that doesn't mean they're cut from the same cloth.

Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion and New England Patriots legend, seemed to be puzzled by comments Scheffler made earlier this month before his British Open win. The world No. 1 said golf was "not a fulfilling life" in and of itself and instead named his family as his top priority: "That's why I talk about family being my priority because it really is. ... Because I'd much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. At the end of the day, that's what's more important to me."

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