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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ recent press conference at the AdventHealth Training Center was completely unique. The much more notable aspect was witnessing Tom Brady at the event. However, one photograph of the quarterback brought the house down. For the first time, he appears to look more aged than usual. The Twitter-sphere has had some outlandish reactions to his appearance.

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It was a customary introduction of a new head coach, Todd Bowles, as well as a celebration of Bruce Arians’ term as the mentor & his shifting into a different job. During Arians’ retirement media briefing on Thursday afternoon, journalists notice Tom Brady sitting in the front row.

‘Aged Tom Brady’ elicits a strange reaction from fans

The Athletic’s Greg Auman, who was in attendance at the Buccaneers’ press briefing, captures Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady. His capture looks to be from an odd position, which makes the athlete look old.

This brings in some bizarre reactions from the fans over social media.

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It surprised a user after seeing the image, calling that staying at home must have been extremely difficult. Tom currently appears to be in his 60s.

 

A user correlates the QB’s appearance with how the courtroom sketch artist got the look in the tweeted image

The Ringer’s Kyle Crichton calls out Greg Auman over the use of a camera filter. To which Auman responds calls it is the fault of improper lighting.

A user calls out the haters of Tom Brady, saying that they are hating as Tom isn’t playing for their preferred team.

A user seeks out, is that really Brady? He looks extremely aged in the picture.

A user tells that Greg would need a new phone, as its image quality is downright awful.

Tom Brady’s arrival puts any rift rumors with Bruce Arians to rest

The rumors of a tumultuous relationship between Bruce Arians and Tom Brady have indeed been circulating on the media. Those have most likely been refuted by now, anyway. The fact that Tom was present at Arians’ presser pretty much says it all. Brady arrives at the venue and gets a seat in the front row at Arians’ retirement press conference on Thursday afternoon, according to FOX Sports broadcaster Sara Walsh’s tweet.

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There was also an unpredictable surprise at the end. Glazer expresses his appreciation by announcing that Arians will be honored in the Buccaneers’ Ring of Honor this year at the Raymond James Stadium, becoming the 14th inductee of the Ring of Honor.

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Whispers will persist that Tom Brady merely came out of retirement for Bruce Arians’ departure. Arians told on Thursday that he didn’t reach retirement age until early this week. In short, Brady did not know Arians was retiring. Now that Todd Bowles will take over as Head Coach, the 2022 performance of the Bucs will be something interesting to look for.

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