Tom Brady Calls Daughter Vivian a 'Future Olympian' as Team USA Volleyball Takes Notice
Tom Brady won’t be playing in the 2028 Olympics. He’s made that crystal clear. But the comment section under his latest Instagram post suggests another Brady might be the one to watch — and Olympic athletes from two countries are already lining up.
On April 20, the 48-year-old former quarterback shared a video of himself and his 13-year-old daughter, Vivian, playing volleyball outside during a nighttime session. The caption was the kind of proud-dad flex that stops your scroll.
“Saturday nights with my future Olympian,” he wrote. “I think I finally found someone who likes practice more than I did.”
That alone would have made the rounds. But what happened next in the comments turned the post into an unofficial recruiting event.
The Comment Section Became a Recruiting Portal
Team USA’s volleyball team jumped in first: “Putting in the work! Swing by the National Team gym anytime!”
From there, the floodgates opened. Both American and Brazilian volleyball players — a nod to the fact that Vivian’s mom, Gisele Bündchen, is Brazilian — showed up with offers and compliments.
Carol Gattaz, a professional volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics with Brazil, commented: “Wowww👏👏 Amazingggg, and you of need any help, just let us know.”
Brazilian beach volleyball player Melissa Humana-Paredes wrote, “The Brazilian in her,” while former Olympic gold medalists Giba and Fabiana Alvim also commented.
On the American side, two-time Olympic bronze medalist Micah Christenson complimented Vivian’s “impressive form,” and Dustin Watten invited her to his May 3 clinic in Miami.
Beach volleyball legends Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor — who won three Olympic gold medals for Team USA — also weighed in.
The support wasn’t limited to volleyball, either. Former professional footballer David Beckham wrote, “You met your match and some.”
Two-time Olympic gold medalist ice dancer Evan Bates added, “Let’s go Vivi!” And USWNT legend Carli Lloyd made a pitch of her own: “If she wants to be a setter, call me.”
Tom Brady Already Shut Down His Own Olympic Rumors
The video landed about a month after Brady’s official return to football at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, held on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
In the week before the tournament, Brady appeared on Good Morning America and said he “would never say never” when asked about competing in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where flag football will make its official Olympic debut.
But he walked that back quickly, describing his involvement as a player as “unlikely” and expressing interest in an advisory or coach role instead.
At the March 21 event, he put the question to rest entirely.
“No,” he told Olympics.com when asked about playing. “LA28 will be a lot of guys like you saw out there on the field, trying to be their best and showcase their skill set in front of a global audience.”
So the Brady family’s Olympic hopes now rest squarely on Vivian’s shoulders.
The Most Relatable Sports Dad Detail You’ll Hear Today
Brady also offered a glimpse into what he’s like as a sports parent during a March appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — and it’s exactly the kind of detail that makes a seven-time Super Bowl champion feel surprisingly human.
“I’m probably pretty irritating to them,” he said of supporting his kids’ sports endeavors. “They want me to stand outside the arena when they’re playing. They’re like, ‘Dad, don’t come in here.’”
His solution? Going full incognito mode.
“I always—especially when I go to the opposing schools—[wear] the hat, hoodie, [and sit] as far down, as far away from every other parent,” he said, “because you just want the attention focused on the kids, and that’s where it should be.”
Brady shares Vivian and son Benjamin Rein, 16, with his ex-wife Bündchen, whom he was married to for 13 years between 2009 and 2022, per Us Weekly.
He also shares an 18-year-old son, Jack Moynahan, with his ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.
Whether Vivian ends up at the Olympics remains to be seen. But with recruiters from two nations already in her Instagram comments, the Brady name might not be done collecting hardware just yet.
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