The sweet and sour relationship between Tom Brady and Antonio Brown is well-documented. The two were once like family – so close that Brown reportedly even lived in Brady’s house. But after winning the Super Bowl together in 2021, everything changed. The notorious player said it all went downhill when negotiating his next contract. That’s when he claims TB12 called his agent and cursed him out over money, calling it “scraps.” Brown couldn’t believe it. The same guy who brought him in, the same guy who told him to trust that agent, was now yelling at him for trying to get paid. That cut deep. And at that moment, Brown knew—whatever they had, it was over.

But maybe you can’t really blame Tom Brady right off the bat. There was that infamous incident involving Brown and his (now ex-)wife, Gisele Bundchen, after Super Bowl 2022. So yeah, things got messy. Both relationships are over for Brady now, but clearly, something still lingered—because he ended up DMing Brown with a little reminder on Friday.

JPAFootball on X uploaded a screenshot of Tom Brady’s messages to Antonio Brown, which was originally shared by the latter. The post informed: “Antonio Brown shared his DMs with Tom Brady, where Brady reminded Brown not to miss his psychologist appointments. ‘Love how you are working, please don’t miss your psychologist appointments.’”

For full context, in Brown’s DM, Tom Brady called him “one of a kind” and told him he was proud. In the message, AB replied with love and gratitude, saying Brady’s presence was a blessing. But then Brady shifted the tone. He reminded AB to keep seeing his psychologist, praising his physical and mental talent, but stressing the emotional side. He said, “Love how you are working, please don’t miss your psychologist appointments. PHYSICAL – you have mastered and it is easy for you to work hard. MENTAL – you are very smart and you know the game. EMOTIONAL – we all need to work on this. We are all emotional beings. You need to work equally as hard here!”

Now this sounds strange, as it’s unclear when the supposed exchange took place. Ex-Steelers‘ Brown didn’t share any timeframe or timestamps of the messages. But if you are thinking that was it, think again. Along with sharing this message on social media, AB wrote a cryptic caption too – “Please don’t miss Psychologist appointments…. WTF.” Well, like the former Buccaneers wide receiver, we, too, wonder what that means.

But we know that the relationship between the two isn’t nearly as great as it was. And guess what? This isn’t the first DM from Tom Brady to Antonio Brown in the public sphere.

Antonio Brown’s relationship with Tom Brady

Antonio Brown and Tom Brady have played together for about 2 years in Tampa Bay. AB hasn’t played since that wild scene in New York, when he stripped off his gear and walked off mid-game. Since then, it’s been chaos – legal trouble, music dreams, and nonstop drama. But what really caught public attention was how he kept going after Tom Brady. They used to be tight. Brady vouched for him, gave him a chance, and even opened his home for him. But now? It’s all over. Over in bad terms.

Since then, AB has been sharing some explicit content on Tom Brady’s personal life. In fact, he also shared old private texts, indicating he’s trying to stir something. What’s strange is, those messages just show Brady being kind, checking in, offering help, and encouraging him to stay mentally strong. In that message of 2022, Brady wrote: “You have a chip on your shoulder. And the mental/emotional ultimately defines the best of us. I face it a lot. Why are people so critical and hating? Why is it fair? I believe it’s because I/we handle it, although it’s hard. That resilience will be tested every day. Don’t give in. You can handle it. And when you aren’t feeling great, call me! We can do anything. And will always rise above our doubters and naysayers because we always have.” That sounds like a leader talking to his teammate, taking up the whole responsibility.

Even after Brown threw dirt about Gisele and posted weird edits mocking Brady, the quarterback still showed grace. But perhaps Brown wasn’t ready for this, as he shared the DMs online. In addition, AB also shared a message from Tom Brady in 2021, where he called his former teammate an “immature man that is selfish, self-serving, irrational, and irresponsible.” All these exchanges clearly show that things are not right between the two. And perhaps, after all this, they never will be!