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Tom Brady is selling his giant custom Cadillac Escalade for a small fortune

By Gary Gastelu • Fox News

Tom Brady is on the market. The used car market.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ $50 million man has put his stretched Cadillac Escalade ESV up for sale.

The custom SUV was built in 2018 by California’s Becker Automotive Design and features a 20-inch stretch, a rear roof raised five inches, twin reclining rear seats, private jet-style retractable burl walnut tables, a 32-inch TV and mobile WiFi.

“With such limited time in my busy schedule the ESV gave me those extra minutes to study my playbook, make phone calls and be with my family. Immediately my productivity went up and my stress came down,” the six-time Super Bowl champ said in the ad.

Brady paid $350,000 for it, but has listed it with 13,000 miles for $300,000 or best offer. He hasn’t said if he bought anything to replace it with yet, but there’s an all-new Cadillac Escalade on the way later this year that’s even more luxurious and high tech than the outgoing model.

If Brady’s ride isn’t enough truck for you, Becker also has a used armored model on sale for $475,000.

2022 Super Bowl score: Rams beat Bengals as Matthew Stafford, MVP Cooper Kupp connect late in comeback win

The Rams battled back from a rough start to the second half to claim the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy

By Cody Benjamin • CBS Sports

With their backs against the wall late in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Rams turned to the connection that spearheaded their offensive attack all year. Matthew Stafford targeted Cooper Kupp six times on the eventual game-winning drive with the duo linking up one final time for a 1-yard touchdown go cap a 15-play, 79-yard trek and take a 23-20 lead over the Cincinnati Bengals with 1:25 to play. Ultimately, that margin held as the Rams claimed victory in Super Bowl LVI and captured the second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.

Overcoming two Stafford interceptions and a controversial Cincinnati touchdown to start the third quarter, Los Angeles became just the second team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl on their home field, SoFi Stadium. The previously unachieved feat has now been accomplished in consecutive seasons.

The Rams were led by an uneven but gutty effort from Stafford, who completed 26 of 40 passes for 283 yards with those two picks, and Kupp, who caught eight passes for 92 yards and two of those three scores en route to MVP honors. Stafford’s first touchdown of the game went to Odell Beckham Jr., who left the contest in the second quarter due to a non-contact knee injury and never returned.

Equally impressive was L.A.’s defense, which combined for seven sacks with stars Aaron Donald and Von Miller each knocking Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow down twice. Donald, Miller, Leonard Floyd, and A’Shawn Robinson dominated the game in the second half, repeatedly pushing their way into the Bengals backfield to bother Burrow. Donald sealed the game by powering his way through the offensive line and wrapping Burrow in his arms, forcing an errant throw that fell to the ground incomplete on fourth down.

Burrow completed 22 of 33 passes for 263 yards and a touchdown, while Cincinnati running back Joe Mixon (72 yards rushing) also tossed a touchdown pass. Both scores were hauled in by Tee Higgins, who caught four passes for 100 yards.

The game changed immediately out of halftime when, on the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter, Burrow hit Higgins deep down the sideline for a 75-yard touchdown. Higgins’ score was immediately marred in controversy, however, as replays showed he clearly grabbed a hold of cornerback Jalen Ramsey’s face mask. No penalty was called on the play.

That score gave Cincinnati its first lead at 17-13. The Bengals increased their advantage to 20-13 before the Rams closed the door with the final 10 points of the game. 

Let’s take a look at some takeaways from the Rams’ second Lombardi Trophy and the Bengals’ incredible season that concluded with a thud.

Why the Rams won

That defensive line! Donald could’ve easily garnered Super Bowl MVP consideration because, when he wasn’t sacking Burrow — he downed the Bengals QB twice and all but logged a third to seal the victory — he was helping clog the trenches on key downs. Robinson, Miller and Floyd also stayed busy up front, combining to give the Rams seven total sacks in a defensive game. On a night Ramsey wasn’t at his best covering star Cincinnati wideout Ja’Marr Chase, the L.A. line really won the day.

Kupp helped the offense do just enough, too, particularly on the Rams’ final drive when the crisp route-runner consistently beat Bengals CB Eli Apple in the red zone. While Stafford really struggled to stay in sync after a hot Beckham left the field before halftime, he opened the game efficiently and finished strong, overcoming a nonexistent ground game to keep Kupp involved and bring the Rams their first title since 1999 (Tennessee Titans, Super Bowl XXXIV).

It wasn’t an altogether pretty performance, but the Rams got gritty when they needed to. You could even say they went “all-in”.

Why the Bengals lost

The Burrow experience never really took off. While “Joe Cool” was no doubt poised for the big stage, his protection once again left him without the time and space to really show off his big-play stuff. After missing some early open shots, possibly due to nerves, Burrow fell victim to the Rams’ pass rush, especially on key downs. The Bengals, despite steady running from Mixon, a trick TD pass from the running back and a few splashy catches from Chase working on Ramsey, went just 3 of 14 on third downs. Even their biggest play, a 75-yard bomb from Burrow to Higgins, probably should’ve been called back due to a facemask-style offensive pass interference.

Defensively, Chidobe Awuzie and Jessie Bates III made heads-up plays to pick off Stafford, and the Bengals’ restocked D-line completely erased the Rams’ backfield rotation. But the secondary also struggled mightily with tackling at times and was just generally overmatched down the stretch. Four penalties, including a killer red-zone holding and a post-touchdown celebration by inactive player (!) Vernon Hargreaves III, didn’t help. It wasn’t an entirely badperformance, but it was pretty ugly, and they just weren’t opportunistic enough to make up for it.

Turning point

The Bengals faced a third-and-9 from their own 40 with just over 6 minutes to go, up 20-16. Burrow laced a short pass over the middle to slot receiver Tyler Boyd, typically a sure-handed target, but the ball went right through his mitts. Coach Zac Taylor was forced to punt, and the Rams proceeded to march 79 yards on 15 plays to milk clock and take the lead with Kupp’s go-ahead touchdown catch. Cincy still got another chance with the ball, but by that point, it had just over a minute to operate with L.A.’s D-line dialed in and the game in its hands.

Play of the game

It didn’t win the Bengals the trophy, but it sure had Cincy buzzing at the time with Mixon tossing a perfect TD pass to Higgins after getting the pitch in the red zone.

Read more at CBS Sports.

Miss Out on Tom Brady’s Stretched Cadillac Escalade? Sylvester Stallone’s Is for Sale

Alexander Stoklosa • Motor Trend

This Cadillac Escalade ESV limo is like a land-bound private jet.

There are 72 steps leading up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s entrance—you know, the ones a certain fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone hoofed up in Rocky? That’s not many steps, nor much of a distance, and neither is the 1,000 miles traveled by Stallone’s stretched Cadillac Escalade ESV limo that’s currently for sale by its builder.

While it might take you some sweat equity to mimic Rocky’s famous climb up the Philly museum’s steps, buying his low-mile Caddy only requires a cool $350,000. And you might even be able to drive the Escalade up those steps, too. Albeit, very carefully. That’s because its maker, Becker Auto Design, has added 20 inches to the wheelbase—stretching this Cadillac SUVbeyond the Escalade ESV’s already yawning 130-inch span and surely impacting its ability to clear obstacles.

The stretch exclusively impacts rear-seat space, and Becker Auto Design totally overhauled the Cadillac’s aft quarters into a private jet-style isolation pod. There are three rear-facing seats and two business class-grade, forward-facing units stuffed way back in the Escalade’s tail. The buckets recline and feature deployable footrests, while the rear-facing seats’ lower cushions can be folded up out of the way for easier ingress and egress through the lengthened rear doors.

While reading the Escalade’s specification sheet might lead one to think of it as some sort of gaudy, overdone nightmare only Donald Trump could think up, the execution is, in reality, shockingly classy. Inside, there is a 43-inch television that doubles as a cabin divider (it sits between those rear-facing seats and the forward portion of the ‘Slade), while the color scheme and materials utilized throughout scream “Gulfstream V” and not “prom limo.”

Tom Brady recently sold his Becker Auto Design Escalade ESV, which was outfitted slightly differently. We won’t pit your celebrity affinities against one another, but it is worth pointing out that Stallone’s Cadillac is being sold for $350,000, and the GOAT’s was listed for $300,000. Apparently, Rocky’s unit cost $409,000 when new; Brady’s was just $350,000, and when sold it had 13,000 miles on the odometer. So, if you’re looking for a specially outfitted previous-generation Cadillac Escalade to be chauffeured around in that happens to have some Sly magic, this is your chance. Check out the listing over at Becker Auto Design.