A report Tuesday that Tom Brady and wife Gisele Bündchen have hired divorce attorneys left fans picking sides as the once-storybook romance crumbles.
Some fans have determined that the couple’s reported breakup is totally the fault of … ESPN reporter Adam Schefter.
This makes sense only in some bizarre place, which perfectly describes the Twittersphere. But Twitter came alive Tuesday with fans posting memes and otherwise blaming Schefter for Brady’s marital woes. You’ll recall how in January, Schefter reported that Brady was retiring. That led to immediate denials from Brady’s camp. (Never mind that Brady’s own @TB12sports Twitter account tweeted a tribute with a “Thank you for it all, @TomBrady” message before deleting the tweet.)
Yet despite what NFL insiders thought to be a true and well-sourced report by Schefter, Brady returned to play another season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — reportedly much to the chagrin of Bündchen.
Of course, their relationship has been under a microscope in recent weeks, with reports of separate living arrangements and other sad signs of a marriage on the ropes. The rumor that Brady decided to “unretire” and play this season to spite Schefter has been out there for months. Now, fans are running with that rumor and deciding that, if it’s true, then Schefter is to blame for Brady’s marital woes.
I really wonder how different things might be if Adam Schefter didn’t break the retirement news before letting Brady do it himself. https://t.co/9d97FpPRvX
— Matthew Cardenas (@Matt__Card) October 4, 2022
Tom Brady realizing Adam Schefter is the reason his wife left him pic.twitter.com/73czSATbAs
— Chris Clarkson (@chrisclarkson91) October 4, 2022
1. Adam Schefter tweets that Tom Brady is retiring
2. Tom Brady comes out of retirement to prove Adam Schefter wrong.
3. Gisele and Tom get into argument over his decision to unretire.
4. They are now hiring divorce lawyers pic.twitter.com/oVkFlkmmNJ— Mikerophone (@MikerophoneNFL) October 4, 2022
Adam Schefter is 100 percent responsible for this divorce. https://t.co/b8sPvSMPMb
— Kip Smithers (@Chughes612) October 4, 2022
Brady risked his marriage to prove Adam Schefter wrong?
— Offseason Chopz (@Pchopz_) October 4, 2022
Let this be a lesson to us all…never try to stick it to @AdamSchefter. That man is a warlock. https://t.co/H3KcVdr71d
— Cody Ulm (@CodyUlm) October 4, 2022
I do not at all believe that if Tom Brady and Gisele break up it's because he wanted to play football for another year and she didn't want him to. Just don't buy it.
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) October 4, 2022
