“Cute How His PR Team Is…”: Tom Brady Accused of ‘Cleaning Up His Image’ After ‘Quiet Philanthropy’ Comes to Light After Retirement Announcement

Tom Brady swings the emotion both ways in the NFL world. His fans love him and his rivals hate him. That probably comes with the territory of being the greatest of all time in the sport. So sometimes even class acts can reek of ulterior motives.

Some fans are accusing Brady of trying to clean up his image. This comes after a silent philanthropic act came to light just after he retired from the NFL.

Is Tom Brady clearing up his image?

A quiet philanthropic act by NFL legend, Tom Brady came to light just after he announced his retirement from the NFL. Ashley Bragg Ryan, the wife of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Logan Ryan, shared a story about Brady where she revealed that the newly retired QB quietly worked at an animal shelter in Tampa during the season and bonded with his kids. Ryan also shared a photo of where she was standing with her and Brady’s family. Here is the post and the story she shared as a tribute to the retiring legend.

A section of fans picked up the story with a handful of salt. Some fans think that the QB is trying to clean up his image after his divorce from supermodel Gisele Bündchen. They told Brady that he should have spent more time with his ex-wife. Here are fan comments from all over Instagram.

“As a GOAT?” a fan wrote in the comments.

“When you say “Quietly” and post it to millions of ppl it makes ppl highly skeptical of it,” another fan wrote.

“It’s cute how his PR team is trying to make him look better to the public. Not gonna happen…not even with the use of cute, shelter animals. LOL screams desperate,” one fan shared their opinion.

“Should have spent more time with his wife,” another fan said.

“Was it at a goat farm?” a fan commented.

“How much did he pay for the ad?” another fan said.

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Brady played at the highest level for more than two decades. He deserves a tribute or two and many will come out with more unknown stories in the coming days. Does this look like an image cleanup?

Adieu to the football field 

Tom Brady said goodbye to the football field on Wednesday in a video message to the fans. In a 53-second video, the legendary QB thanked all his supporters and announced his decision.

The news came as a surprise as just last week, Brady made it clear that he had not decided on his future yet. The NFL world expected him to come back for his eighth Super Bowl ring next year. Fans will surely miss him on the football field.

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