Tom Brady shook the world of football after surprising news broke out of him announcing his retirement. It was no less than a shock for many. The news suddenly broke the internet as people flooded in expressing their broken hearts and unfulfilled hopes, who once believed that Brady would stay until his 50s. Those were the darkest moments for any given NFL fan right now.
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ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter was the first one to break the news. He reported, “Tom Brady is retiring from football after 22 extraordinary seasons, multiple sources tell @JeffDarlington and me. More coming on ESPN.com.”
JUST IN: Tom Brady Sr. tells @kron4news that his son is not retiring. Brady Sr. says an online publication started circulating an unsubstantiated rumor. However a number of NFL insiders are now reporting it. @kron4news #TomBrady #NFL
— Kylen Mills (@KylenMills) January 29, 2022
However, later sports anchor Kylen Mills tweeted, “Tom Brady Sr. tells @kron4news that his son is not retiring. Brady Sr. says an online publication started circulating an unsubstantiated rumor. However, a number of NFL insiders are now reporting it.” And with that said, she denied the rumors circulating around the internet.
NFL Twitter reacting to Adam Schefter sharing unverified news about Tom Brady
Furthermore, Adam Schefter also took to Twitter, denying the veracity of his previous tweet. He also shared a note that quoted Tom Brady’s agent Don Yee. The statement reported that “Tom Brady will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy.”
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Later NFL Network’s Michael Silver reported that Tom Brady contacted his Bucs general manager Jason Licht and told him that “he has not yet made a decision.” The netizens took a sigh of relief and with that; they set foot into a new trend to troll Adam Schefter for his questionable veracity on the situation. People started sharing hilarious memes and clips trolling the NFL Insider, and some of them really topped the game.
Adam Schefter: You’re retiring!
Tom Brady: pic.twitter.com/3aZ5Xr04Vl
— Kofie (@Kofie) January 29, 2022
Adam Schefter: Tom Brady is retiring
Tom Brady: pic.twitter.com/5izxu14hp8
— Emerson Lotzia, Jr. (@EmersonLotzia) January 30, 2022
Can confirm that I texted Tom Brady and he didn’t text me back.
— Matt Cassel (@M_Cassel16) January 29, 2022
Tom Brady’s Retirement: 1/29/2022-1/29/2022
— Kyle Yates (@KyleYNFL) January 30, 2022
Tom Brady pic.twitter.com/BWthxci0yh
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) January 29, 2022
Schefty tweeting the Tom Brady has retired tweet. pic.twitter.com/fyh9DNFdB7
— Big Cat (3-0 in GOTY’s) (@BarstoolBigCat) January 29, 2022
However, the memes were not just featured Tom Brady and Adam Schefter, some even featured the QB’s wife, Gisele Bundchen, contacting NFL Insiders to spread the news that she so dearly wants to happen. It was truly a wild moment for Twitter. However, the best part of it was that after all that chaos, Tom Brady is not set to retire from NFL.
Gisele when Tom Brady asks who told the media he was retiring pic.twitter.com/cITkTVB14L
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 29, 2022
What if Tom Brady leaked this to convince Gisele to let him have one more go next season https://t.co/RXrHfoI07R
— Seamus Lyman (@twinseamus) January 29, 2022
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Gisele asked Tom to take the garbage out now that hes retired and Tom had second thought’s real quick
— PFT Commenter (@PFTCommenter) January 29, 2022
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It was a breathtaking scene that ended on a hilarious note. However, these few moments have surely been immortalized with a range of crazy memes and clips. And people will always look back to it, as the time when Brady almost kissed the NFL goodbye just, to make a remarkable return, all within a span of two hours.
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