Tom Brady was honored at Gillette Stadium Sunday when the Patriots hosted the Philadelphia Eagles.

Brady ran onto the field to a joyous crowd that stuck around through rain that hammered the Northeast all weekend. 

Brady, who helped guide the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, declared himself "a Patriot for life."

"Nobody 23 years ago would imagine that this journey would bring us here today," Brady said.

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"All our lives take us on different journeys. They take us to different places, they bring different people into our lives," he added. "But one thing I am sure of — and that will never change — is that I am a Patriot for life."

Brady quarterbacked the Patriots from 1999 to 2019. He left after the Pats were eliminated from the 2019-20 playoffs. He joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and led the Bucs to a Super Bowl title. Brady did not make it back to the NFC championship in either of his final two seasons.

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He retired "for good" after the 2022 season.

Patriots team owner Robert Kraft said he wanted to give the fans a chance to properly thank Brady.

"That run out was a little longer today than it used to be. I’m not quite in game shape," Brady said. "But it’s impossible for me to be in this stadium ... and not run out, like I did for 20 years."

Kraft said he would waive the franchise's four-year waiting period for Brady and induct him into the Patriots Hall of Fame next year.

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Brady is the all-time leader in passing touchdowns (649) and passing yards (89,214).

Florida emergency management officials were called to a large sinkhole in the same area where one opened three months ago.

Neighbors told a FOX 13 Tampa Bay reporter they were thankful the latest sinkhole is smaller than the one that opened in June. 

Polk County officials told the TV station this latest sinkhole off Scott Lake Road and Aiden Lane is 50 feet wide and 12 feet deep on private property. The sinkhole did not pose a threat to the county roadway or homes. 

The initial sinkhole in the area was reportedly 75 feet wide. It opened along Scott Lake Road, just south of Fitzgerald Road in southern Lakeland. At the time, officials believed it could be related to a well drilled at the site. It was filled and is no longer visible due to vegetation growth, The Ledger of Lakeland reported. 

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The smaller of the two sinkholes was reported Friday and expected to be filled with dirt Saturday by contractors who own the land. 

Both sinkhole locations are on property owned by Acres at Scott Lake LLC, a company owned by Lakeland residents Debra and Joseph Kedzuf, according to state records obtained by The Ledger. Documents submitted to the county say plans for the roughly 10-acre property include a six-home subdivision. 

One resident told the newspaper she does not think there should be construction in that area.