Dinner with Tom Brady? Wine with D-Wade? Auctions help raise money for those in need

TJ Macias
·3 min read

Admit it.

Every now and then, you’ve fantasized about having a one-on-one conversation with Tom Brady about what Bill Belichick is REALLY like behind the hoodie.

Or maybe you thought once or twice about what sort of inside jokes Dwyane Wade shares with his buddy LeBron James.

Or maybe, just maybe, you’ve daydreamed about shooting the breeze with Alex Rodriguez, while he teaches you how to shoot baseballs into the sun.

Well, now you have the chance.

Brady, Wade and several other superstar athletes are donating their time to the All In Challenge, a digital fundraiser started by the chairman of Fanatics Michael Rubin that raises money to fight food insecurities during the coronavirus pandemic. All proceeds will go to No Kid Hungry, Meals on Wheels, and America’s Food Fund.

There’s no shortage of famous athletes from MLB, the NFL and the NBA donating once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that will go to the highest bidder for a good cause.

Here are some of the prizes that are being donated:

  • Tom Brady is not only offering three tickets to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game to see him strut the field in a new jersey, but he’s offering that same game-worn jersey with the tickets. Or you can choose between having dinner with the new Bucs quarterback or doing a workout with him.

  • Want to play beer pong against Todd Gurley at a University of Georgia game? Well, we’re not sure about the beer pong thing, but it’s possible if you choose to bid on tailgating with the Atlanta Falcons running back.

  • Dinner and golf with former quarterback legend and Nationwide spokesman Peyton Manning.

  • If that Manning brother isn’t your favorite of the bunch, would you rather win Eli Manning’s 2012 Super Bowl MVP Corvette Convertible?

  • Dinner with songstress Ciara — but only if her husband, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, and friends Zach and Julie Ertz tag along.

  • If learning winemaking is your fancy, former NBA icon Dwyane Wade and wife Gabrielle Union are ready and willing to help you learn.

  • Ever dream of being squashed in a game of 3-on-3 with Shaquille O’Neal? Don’t worry — you probably have him beat in the free throw department if you bid on this.

  • MLB legend Alex Rodriguez not only will give you a one-on-one batting lesson, but he’ll also do so in the ballpark of your choice.

  • Sign a one-day contract to play with the Dallas Mavericks (hey, if it was good enough for Tony Romo, it’s good enough for you.)

  • Golf at Pebble Beach with Justin Timberlake and Bill Murray.

  • Learn how to properly spell Matthew McConaughey’s last name by hanging out on the sidelines with him at a Texas Longhorns football game.

  • Throw out the first pitch at the next World Series (you know ... if and when baseball comes back.)

Other options include skating and playing on the ice with the 1994 Stanley Cup champion New York Rangers and having a Chicago Cubs game-day experience with Anthony Rizzo.

Then there’s the New York Knicks, who are offering a two-day draft experience. You can sit in the draft war room and snicker as they pick someone who, judging by past drafts,could land on the injured list not long after they draft them.

If sports aren’t your thing, here are some non-athletic related items to bid on:

  • Justin Bieber comes to your house and sings “One Less Lonely Girl,” which is probably just what you need after singing it to sadly to yourself in the shower during quarantine.

  • Bid on a walk-on role in a Martin Scorsese movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro.

  • Have a love ballad customized by Robin Thicke.

Here is a full list of all the experiences you can bid on here.