Tom Brady says his dog is a clone.

The six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and current Fox Sports broadcaster said Tuesday in a statement from a company he is an investor in that his dog, Junie, is a clone of his late dog, Lua.

Brady made the announcement on the same day that Colossal Biosciences, a venture capital-backed biotech start-up, made an acquisition of another animal cloning firm, Viagen Pets and Equine.

Colossal, which aims to “fix” extinction, among other goals, is said to be valued at $10 billion — and this is its first major acquisition.

“I love my animals,” Brady said in a statement released by the company. “They mean the world to me and my family. A few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leveraged their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family’s elderly dog before she passed.”

The dog is a pit bull mix. Lua was adopted by Brady and his former wife, Giselle Bundchen. The couple divorced in 2022. Lua died in December 2023.

Colossal uses genetic engineering and cloning with a goal of reviving extinct species.

In late 2024, Colossal said it used cloning and gene editing to birth three dire wolf pups. The dire wolf was previously extinct. Several groups, including the International Union for Conservation of Nature, disputed the claim.

Free agent cornerback Asante Samuel Jr., who underwent spinal fusion surgery in April, has been cleared for football activities and plans to make free agency visits as soon as this week.

Samuel is in touch with several teams, some of which are in the market for a cornerback before the NFL trade deadline Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.

In March, Samuel was the No. 14 overall free agent in ESPN’s pre-free agency rankings. Some team executives considered him the best corner in the class. But he went on injured reserve in 2024 and was limited to four games. At the end of that season, Samuel described the injury as a stinger in both shoulders but also a condition he has been dealing with since he was born. It became clear in the spring he needed the procedure.

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