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Twitter has jokes after Tom Grady wins ArenaBowl MVP

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The Albany Empire defeated the Philadelphia Soul in ArenaBowl 32 on Sunday night to win their first Arena Football League championship in their second year of existence.

Taking home MVP honors for the game was quarterback Tommy Grady.

FINAL from Albany:

Soul - 27
Empire - 45#ArenaBowl32 MVP ➡️ Empire QB Tommy Grady! pic.twitter.com/oYIMMFooEg
— Arena Football League (@OfficialAFL) August 12, 2019

Twitter, naturally, had plenty of jokes about the similarities between Grady's name and that of another championship quarterback.

"Tom Grady" pic.twitter.com/a0DAqc7QPK
— Jared (@BMS_Jared) August 12, 2019

Tom Grady being the best QB in the arena football league is the most arena football league thing ever
— Michael Amoroso (@amoroso_rolls) August 12, 2019

i knew arena football was a store-brand version of the NFL but i didn’t realize even the players are knockoffs. quarterback “Tom Grady” lmao pic.twitter.com/8Ije33GJmU
— tech honors (@techhonors) August 12, 2019

yeah okay tom “grady”, arena football mvp & champion QB, u are def not a store brand tom brady 🙄 pic.twitter.com/mTh5Y1RX6Q
— 𝙷𝙰𝚉𝙴 (@hazepdx) August 13, 2019

All thanks to that TG4 diet.
— Mike⚡️Suszek (@mikesuszek) August 12, 2019

So, we want to address the elephant in the room.

Everyone, meet QB @Tommy_Grady10. AFL MVP (3x). #ArenaBowl32 MVP & Champion.@TomBrady, thought this might interest you.

Carry on. pic.twitter.com/BwzUpDDGi5
— Arena Football League (@OfficialAFL) August 13, 2019

Fans in attendance for the game also had fun with the Tom Brady comparisons.

⁦Grady > Brady ⁦@Albany_Empire⁩ #UnfinishedBusiness pic.twitter.com/RKLUyF6fgr
— Jeff Levack (@THEjefflevack) August 11, 2019

Remember the Bills fan with the *Tom Brady sits when he pees" sign? Well a fan at the Albany Empire game had this sign 😂

*Tom Grady is the QB of the Albany Empire pic.twitter.com/co0CUN1OuU
— Sean (@SeanPBB) August 12, 2019

Grady, 34, began his indoor football career in 2009 with the Oklahoma City Yard Dogs of the AF2 after going undrafted out of Utah the previous year. This was Grady's second straight MVP award and third overall.