The Patriots had previously retired Brady's No. 12 , but went a step further in honoring the franchise icon by recreating his likeness with a 12-foot bronze statue on Friday in Foxborough.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots unveiled a 12-foot bronze statue of Tom Brady outside Gillette Stadium on Friday, the culmination of a promise owner Robert Kraft made last year when Brady was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.

The New England Patriots unveiled a gigantic bronze statue of Tom Brady on Friday, which will forever immortalized the quarterback outside the team's Hall of Fame at Patriot Place.