Tom Brady’s Tweet Gives Bored Sports Fans a Break From Coronavirus Blues
Tom Brady gave competition-starved sports fans something to talk about other than the coronavirus on Tuesday when the six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback tweeted he was leaving the New England Patriots after 20…
Tom Brady gave competition-starved sports fans something to talk about other than the coronavirus on Tuesday when the six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback tweeted he was leaving the New England Patriots after 20 years for a new home.
Even for New England fans saddened by Brady’s announcement, the news was a respite from the daily deluge of postponements and cancellations by leagues and events as the pandemic decimates the sports landscape.
At a time when basketball, hockey and baseball spring training would normally dominate U.S. sports headlines, Brady put the dormant National Football League in the spotlight, bringing some of the chatty fun back to a sports world reeling from the doom and gloom of a global pandemic.
Moments after his tweet, Brady was trending on social media. CNN cut into its 24/7 coronavirus coverage with the breaking news that the three time NFL most valuable player and four-time Super Bowl MVP was leaving New England.
“Although my football journey will take place elsewhere, I appreciate everything that we have achieved and am grateful for our incredible TEAM accomplishments,” Brady wrote on his social media accounts.
For North America’s all-sport television and radio stations starved for content that post was nothing short of pure gold providing days of endless analysis, discussion and dissection while the future Hall of Famer decides where he will play next.
Brady’s departure would normally be a hot topic in sports bars across the United States. But many fans had to communicate electronically since the coronavirus has forced a shutdown of taverns and restaurants in much of the country.
Facebook, Twitter, sports talk radio and fan websites were full of chatter about how NFL free agency begins on Wednesday; speculation about where the 42-year-old quarterback will land and who is to blame for Brady’s departure.
Sportsbetting.ag labels the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as Brady’s next stop, followed by the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders.