Georgia tight end Lawson Luckie and his brother Cannon took over the college football world after ESPN told their story on College GameDay last week. Luckie's brother, who is seven years younger than him, was born without a portion of his brain which left him both blind and deaf from birth.
Luckie spent his entire life helping his brother and family every single day, but Cannon's health became a lot worse when he was ready to head off to college. While Luckie could have played at many schools throughout the country, he ultimately decided to go to Georgia to stay close to home and his brother.
This story touched the hearts of millions across the country, and that included Tom Brady who shared the below message after learning about this story.
"An amazing story about Lawson Luckie and his brother Cannon, who has FOXG1 syndrome," Brady said via 247Sports.com. "In the past year I've learned that a life-changing treatment could reach him as early as next year. Learn more and support Team Luckie here."
Luckie responded to Brady, thanking him for the heartfelt message and attention that he has brought to their story.
"Thank you, Tom Brady for supporting Cannon's cause," Luckie said. "We have gained so much support in the past few weeks, and it has all been such a blessing to our family. Thank you to everyone who has helped share our message."
Tom Brady offers support to Lawson Luckie and his family
Brady has no connection to Georgia whatsoever. He also is an extremely busy man even after retiring from the NFL. But that didn't stop him from taking a step back and showing his support to something that is much bigger than sports.
Luckie's family has a platform they use to help raise money to find a cure for Cannon's desease, and Brady shared that link to his millions of followers. So it's safe to assume that this one post from him brought a lot more eyeballs and attention on this important issue who may have never found it on their own, and that is something everyone at Georgia should be thankful for.
So even though Georgia and Brady have no ties, it is nice to see him go out of his way to support a cause so important to UGA.