Former New England Patriots player Tedy Bruschi. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Former Patriots LB Tedy Bruschi gets trucked by his son

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated Nov 30, 2022 12:44 AM ET

The apple truly doesn’t fall far from the Bruschi tree.

After making a living trucking running backs and tight ends in the middle of the field for the New England Patriots for 13 years, former linebacker Tedy Bruschi appears to have passed on his thirst for punishment to his son, Dante.

On a recent episode of ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, a video clip was shown of Dante running over 49-year-old Tedy while he was holding pads for him during his final practice of the season.

How my son says Happy Thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/IvwqSA4Zv2
— Tedy Bruschi (@TedyBruschi) November 27, 2022

“I knew it was coming,” he joked.

A third-round pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, Tedy played for the Patriots until 2008, totaling 1,074 tackles, 57 passes defensed, 45 tackles for loss, 30.5 sacks, 17 forced fumbles and 12 interceptions. He won three Super Bowl titles, was a two-time Second Team All-Pro, a one-time Pro Bowler, and was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2005.

Tedy has served as a senior adviser to head coach Jedd Fisch at the University of Arizona since 2021.

Dante, a 6-foot, 220-pound senior linebacker at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts, has a handful of college offers from Division III schools including Endicott College and Ithaca College. He’s also taken visits to other universities including Arizona, Holy Cross, Rhode Island, UMass and Villanova.

Michael Gallagher

Michael Gallagher is a longtime sports journalist based out of Nashville with a decade of experience covering college football, mixed martial arts and prep sports plus the NFL and NHL — specifically the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators. He’s covered several notable sporting events including an AFC Championship game, a Stanley Cup Final, an NHL All-Star Game and an NHL Stadium Series. Some of his past bylines can be found at the Nashville Scene, SB Nation, The Hockey News and Fox Sports Knoxville

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