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With the NFL season in rage, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, Tom Brady, is back on the teams. And he is also winning games. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting shot-caller won the season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. But someone important was missing from the stands. His supermodel wife, Gisele Bündchen, did not attend the game. It was unusual because the couple was going through a tough time. To make matters concerning the NFL athlete and the supermodel are not living together.

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A source told PEOPLE that the couple is living apart from each other for “more than a month” now. Before that, the 42-year-old model took off to Costa Rica to cool down. And when she returned, she took her three children, Benjamin Rein, Vivian Lake, and John Edward, to a Miami water park to have fun. And recently, the former runway beauty was in New York City for her modeling work. While her husband stayed back in Florida with his children.

 

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The problems in their marriage emerged because Tom Brady announced his comeback to the field, and his wife was not ecstatic. The reason behind her disappointment is that the 45-year-old dad of three children does not get to spend a good amount of time with his family.

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Consequently, Bündchen wanted her husband to step up. And what cemented her growing agitation was the time when Brady took eleven days’ leaves from the training camp.

Bündchen has looming concerns for Tom Brady

Gisele Bündchen gave a candid interview with Elle. The catwalk vixen discussed her satisfaction as a mother and a wife. Also, the news about their rocky marriage is something everyone is paying attention to. And, for the most part, many blamed Bündchen for advising her husband to retire. But in the interview, she told the real reason behind her worries.

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Obviously, I have my concerns—this is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present. I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again. But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too.” Said Gisele.

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Before the season opener match, the wife of Brady posted a congratulatory tweet for her husband. The sources of PEOPLE also mentioned that this could be the last season for the star quarterback if he wants to save his marriage.

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