INDIANAPOLIS -- Tom Brady was a Buckeye this week. For a moment.

The New England Patriots quarterback and former Michigan Wolverine was forced to form an O-H-I-O with two NFL teammates who are former Buckeyes -- Nate Ebner and John Simon -- and another Michigan man trapped in the bet -- rookie defensive end Chase Winovich.

Simon posted the photo on his Twitter account Saturday. Brady is the H and Winovich is the I.

Brady and Winovich were paying off a bet on The Game last weekend, when Ohio State beat Michigan 56-27.

Brady isn’t new to this. In 2016, Ebner made him wear this Ohio State gear.

In 2015, Brady also was stuck in scarlet.

Tom Brady walks through locker room in an Ohio State shirt. Lost a bet. "It's bad," he says, hustling quickly into equipment area. — Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) December 3, 2015

In 2012, Brady had to wear Mike Vrabel’s OSU jersey in practice.

Brady was 3-1 against Ohio State between 1996-99 while playing at Michigan. Since he entered the NFL in 2000, Ohio State holds a 17-3 edge. Before The Game last season, Brady told reporters he was tired of losing bets.

“I’ve lost too many years of bets to Ohio State guys, Michigan State guys,” Brady told reporters in 2018 before Michigan lost 62-39 to Ohio State. “But this is our year, baby. They have a great chance going to the Horseshoe. I think we’re going to kick their butt. We’ve got a great defense.”

Brady’s issue is that he’s had a New England teammate from Ohio State with whom to bet. He played with Vrabel from 2001-08. Ebner, a special teams ace, joined the Patriots after he was drafted in 2012. Simon was added in 2018.

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