How Tom Brady Beef Led to Logan Paul Challenging Myles Garrett, NFL Players to $1M Boxing Fight

Los Angeles—What began as a podcast disagreement between WWE star Logan Paul and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has snowballed into a coast-to-coast call-out of NFL talent and a proposed seven-figure boxing spectacle.

The fuse was lit during Brady’s recent appearance on Paul’s “ImPaulsive” show, where the pair sparred verbally over whether WWE performers qualify as elite athletes. Brady, who will captain Paul on his roster at the upcoming Fanatics Flag Football Classic, praised Paul’s effort but labeled professional wrestling “cute” compared with NFL competition. Paul fired back that football itself is “cute” and boasted that he is “more athletic” than Brady in most sports.

Within days Paul escalated the feud, issuing an open, $1-million challenge on the podcast: “Not a single football player could beat me in a boxing match. A million dollars. You come to the gym, we put on boxing gloves, we’ll see how it goes.” He name-checked Brady, Myles Garrett, Rob Gronkowski, Sam Darnold and Rams receiver Puka Nacua, adding, “doesn’t matter.”

The dare drew immediate attention across locker rooms and social media. Former Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell, already 2-1 as a pro boxer, posted on X: “STOP DUCKING … let’s set it up bro … NFL draft weekend in Pittsburgh.” Paul initially dismissed Bell as “not a draw,” but by March 6 the two had verbally agreed to meet in Puerto Rico—10-ounce gloves, no headgear, three-minute rounds, $1 million on the line—though no contracts have been signed.

Other players expressed interest in private messages revealed by Paul. Chiefs tackle Kingsley Suamataia, Cowboys center Brock Hoffman and Stallions linebacker Tae Crowder each explored terms, but Paul says they ultimately sought “a streamer, venue, press conferences,” a production scale WWE is unwilling to sanction. Company officials, Paul disclosed, called to remind him that outside boxing bouts conflict with his exclusive performer agreement. “End of the day, I’m a WWE superstar … I got to honor my job,” he conceded.

Still, Paul refuses to rescind the bounty. “If any player wants to actually put up $1M and fight at my gym with official referees and judges, show yourselves,” he posted, prompting Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons to throw his hat in the ring.

The challenge’s most eye-to-eye matchup would pit Paul—listed at 6-2, 205 pounds by ESPN’s WWE database—against Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, who stands 6-4, 272. Paul claims he would “throttle” the All-Pro, but no negotiations with Garrett are known to have occurred.

Paul’s combat résumé includes two 2018-19 bouts with YouTuber KSI (a draw and a split-decision loss), a 2021 exhibition with Floyd Mayweather that produced no official winner, and a 2023 disqualification victory over MMA fighter Dillon Danis. His focus since 2021 has shifted primarily to WWE, where he has become a featured attraction.

Whether Bell or another NFL athlete ultimately steps through the ropes, the episode underscores the increasingly blurred line between internet celebrity and mainstream sport—and how a single podcast jab at Tom Brady can ricochet into a million-dollar dare heard league-wide.