League sources are now saying Tom Brady was away with family for the last week+. Pro Football Network broke the news Sunday afternoon.
An online rumor started and spread quickly thinking Brady was in LA filming "Masked Singer" but that seems to have been debunked.
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.
Others looked for more detail but there was not much more to tell, for now. Doubtful Tom will address it, IF he speaks to the media when he returns this week.
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