Legendary quarterback Tom Brady shocked the NFL world earlier this month when he took what appeared to be an unexpected absence from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to deal with “some personal things.” Head coach Todd Bowles has insisted that Brady’s absence was planned and that he’s not worried, but that hasn’t stopped people from speculating about the reason for the seven-time Super Bowl winner’s absence.
Some took Brady’s mysterious absence as a reason to point out that Brady “looked miserable” in training camp while others made assumptions about how his family played into it. One wild Reddit theory even suggested that Brady could be taking part in The Masked Singer television show.
But now it looks like we know the real reason for Brady’s departure.
According to a report from Pro Football Network, Brady took a trip with his wife Gisele Bündchen to an exclusive resort in the Bahamas.
League sources indicated Tom Brady's time away included a trip to the Bahamas at an exclusive resort and primarily for family time with his wife, Gisele Bündchen.
The latest on Brady's expected return from @AaronWilson_NFL in this #PFNReport ⤵️https://t.co/iYRXZGrjhm
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) August 21, 2022
“His commitment to family and having a personal life was at the heart of this hiatus from football, and there was no medical emergency, as speculated, or other reasons,” Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network said. “As important as football is to Brady, so is his family, and the Buccaneers have given him his space to be with them.”
While the latest report clarifies Brady’s whereabouts, the NFL world was not particularly supportive of Brady’s decision to leave the team during training camp.
Can’t go there between February and July, apparently 🙄 https://t.co/uUqtAcMfki
— Matt LaPan (@Matt_LaPan) August 21, 2022
Tom Brady: Yeah, I'll unretire, but just so you know I have this trip to the Bahamas booked in August. https://t.co/mqmN1vduW1
— Brennen Rupp (@Brennen_Rupp) August 21, 2022
There’s going to be a lot of “if this was QB X then…” analysis for this.
And admittedly – this is a little strange.
But… he’s also Tom Brady. When you’re as accomplished as he is – the rules can be different https://t.co/BjbVQ9HYKm
— Jacob Westendorf (@JacobWestendorf) August 21, 2022
A lot to digest here https://t.co/EzYNj6oQua
— trey wingo (@wingoz) August 21, 2022
Ruh roh ⤵️⤵️ https://t.co/3TrnV1BKZ5
— Brett Yarris 🏈📈💵 (@brettaverse) August 21, 2022
AB was right 🤷🏾♂️. Had a heated debate with friends about how wild Brady taking non-injury/contract related time off a week into training camp was. Unheard of. He is making Bucs look silly. https://t.co/B42ubZxfGw
— Emani (@EmaniF9) August 22, 2022
After his brief preseason hiatus, Brady will reportedly rejoin the team on Monday.
