Tom Brady's pet dog is reportedly a clone.

The former NFL quarterback turned Fox Sports broadcaster said Tuesday in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that his current dog, Junie, was cloned from his late dog, Lua, who passed away in 2023.

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The announcement coincided with a statement from Colossal Biosciences a biotech start-up in which Brady is an investor in that the company had acquired another animal cloning firm.

I love my animals. They mean the world to me and my family, Brady said in a statement. 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.

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