Tom Brady or Lewis Hamilton?; Which Legend Has Paid More Fines and Penalties In Their Respective Sports?

The NFL legend Tom Brady and formula one superstar Lewis Hamilton are two greats of their respective sports. Brady has seven Super Bowl titles to his name as Hamilton won seven world championships in his career. But the question is; did they ever face penalties between the games and had to pay a hefty amount for their misconduct?

To some extent, the players did face penalties in their careers. Quite natural for players to lose their cool between the games. Having started his journey in 2007, Lewis Hamilton reigned the throne as one of the highest-paid drivers in the Formula 1 championship. Just one year after making his debut, Hamilton won his first world championship, making him the youngest to achieve this feat at the age of 23.

Similarly, the NFL legend Tom Brady marked his beginning in the pro-football league in the year 2000. He was drafted by the New England Patriots and played till 2019 winning them six Super Bowl titles in his tenure. Later the star joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and won his last Super Bowl title in 2021. In his 22-year career, Brady was never held for misconduct or fined for his behavior until the last season while playing against the Los Angeles Rams.

Who paid more penalties, Tom Brady or Lewis?

Before announcing an abrupt retirement from the sport in 2022, Tom Brady played his last game against the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round. It was a pretty intense game, where the Brady-led Buccaneers were fighting to make a comeback. It ended with a disappointing 30-27 loss for the BUCS; however, fans witnessed a heated verbal exchange between Tom Brady and head referee Shawn Hochuli.

It was the first time in his entire career that Brady was allegedly misbehaving and got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. His lips were bleeding after a linebacker’s helmet hit him. Fortunately, after thorough study, the former Super Bowl champion was let go and did not pay any fines. But in the case of Hamilton, things were not smooth.

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The 37-year-old was fined a whopping 50,000 euros or  $52,000 for missing the 2021 FIA Prize Giving Gala. Another fine of 5,000 Euros was levied upon him for Safety Belt Breach during the Brazilian Grand Prix victory. As far as the fines are concerned, it seems the NFL quarterback is clean and had barely faced any penalties compared to Lewis Hamilton in their respective careers. Although both their teams have been heavily fined during their times there. And both accusations were very serious. For Brady it was the infamous deflate-gate and for Hamilton, the Mclaren debacle in 2008-09.

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