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2022 WNBA Draft: Tom Brady calls Veronica Burton moments after being selected in first round

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It was a whirlwind evening for former Northwestern star Veronica Burton. Burton was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Dallas Wings in Monday’s WNBA Draft. She then received a special congratulations from a certain prominent NFL quarterback that knows a thing or two about greatness.

Shortly after Burton was selected, she received a congratulatory phone call from Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.   

“Hey Veronica, what’s up? I just wanted to congratulate you on being drafted,” Brady said on the call, which Burton’s posted on her Twitter account. “The four-time Big Ten steals leader, I know you’re a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award, an…

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