This Ten-Year-Old Won A Science Fair By 'Exposing' Tom Brady Once And For All

When Kentucky youngster Ace Davis chose his project for the school science fair, he didn't limit himself to building a baking soda volcano. No, this budding sports scientist set out to prove a hypothesis that was much closer to his heart. So, using science, he aimed to prove that star football quarterback Tom Brady was a “cheater.” And needless to say, his teachers — and sports fans everywhere — were intrigued.

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The controversial Brady-based experiment came to the ten-year-old — a student at Millcreek Elementary in Lexington — when he entered the science fair early in 2019. Later, his project caught the eye of the website NFL Draft Diamonds, and a reporter asked him why he was gunning for Brady. Ace responded, “Because I hate Tom Brady. He’s been accused of cheating before; I want him to be caught.”

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But how did the snarky science experiment of a kid from Lexington, KY, get noticed by the American public? Well, his dad popped some photos of Ace’s project on Facebook, and then the NFL Draft Diamonds Facebook page shared the photos. From there, the story spread through the online football community like wildfire.

But why Tom Brady?

But what did Ace have against Tom Brady? The former New England Patriots star is famed for his clean-cut image. As Larry Stone, a reporter for the newspaper the Seattle Times put it, Brady’s “too handsome, too clean-cut, too aw-shucks,” while TV station Sky News dubbed him Tom “Terrific.” And few would deny he’s a good-looking, well-presented fella. He’s won awards for it!

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And there’s the matter of his being a really good football player. At the very least, he’s been considered one of the sport’s better athletes and among the best quarterbacks. He specialized in his reading of the game, proving quick on his feet and supremely able to adapt to the game around him. Still, his legend status is contested among some — like ten-year-old Ace.