Report: The reasoning behind Tom Brady's absence from Buccaneers explained
There's been a lot of speculation over the last two weeks about why Tom Brady has been away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady has missed the last week and a half of practice while he's been away from the team for "personal reasons". The lack of insight surrounding Brady's absence has led to numerous […]
There's been a lot of speculation over the last two weeks about why Tom Brady has been away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady has missed the last week and a half of practice while he's been away from the team for "personal reasons".
The lack of insight surrounding Brady's absence has led to numerous conspiracy theories about where the superstar quarterback has been for the last 10 days. The Buccaneers simply said that Brady's absence was "preplanned" and left it there.
My favorite conspiracy is that Brady has been filming "The Masked Singer". While that doesn't appear to be the case, it wouldn't completely shock me — especially as wild as this offseason has been.
The reality is apparently much more boring. And pretty much what we all thought.
Pro Football Network's Aaron Wilson reported on Sunday that Brady's absence has centered around "family time".
Specifically, Wilson reported that Brady spent some time in the Bahamas at an "exclusive resort".
Brady is also not expected to surprisingly retire again (another conspiracy that's gone around).
League sources indicated that Brady’s time away from the team included a trip to the Bahamas at an exclusive resort and primarily for family time with his wife, Gisele Bündchen. 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.
As important as football is to Brady, so is his family, and the Buccaneers have given him his space to be with them. Bowles emphasized that Brady not being with the team was planned and communicated. A league source said that Brady was definitely not expected to retire again and would fulfill his commitments to his coaches and teammates.
So basically it sounds like Brady wanted one last family vacation before the start of the 2022 season. That's understandable. He's 45 years old and has spent his entire adult life grinding it out during training camp/preseason. I'd say he's earned a trip to the Bahamas before the season starts.
The Buccaneers were doing their best to honor Brady's privacy. That's what they were being coy about his plans. It wasn't some big elaborate secret, but instead, it was just a case of a 45-year-old family man looking for a bit of privacy.
I think we can all understand that to some extent.
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