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“God, I Need One of Those”: Tom Brady Felt an Emotion He Rarely Felt While Dropping His Son at Camp Before Returning to His Life of Turmoil With NFL and an Angry Gisele Bündchen

Published 09/19/2022, 9:15 AM EDT

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Tom Brady entered his 23rd season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He gave an impactful start to the season by winning the season opener. And now also won the Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints by a score of 20-10. However, before the start of the season, the 45-year-old felt an emotion unusual to him. The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback envied his son for the simplest reason.

Tom Brady famously announced his retirement from the field during the off-season. After 41 days, he thought he still had ample to give to the sport. So, Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to play another season. And with many experiences and stories he went through, Tampa Tom recites one of much importance.

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The father of three dropped his oldest son, John Edward, at a training camp in the summer. The training camp was outdoors, and electronics were prohibited. And to keep each other company, there are 130-140 young boys. “You just reconnect with your friendships and relationships, and there’s a simplicity to that. And I drove away that camp going, ‘God, I need, I need one of those.'” said the star quarterback on SiriusXM’s Let’s Go! With Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, and Jim Gray.

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Quickly Brady realized that what he yearned for, he had already experienced with his teammates he played along. And with his teammates, he enjoys the lock room humor but also understands that what they do is a serious business. They go out there “as a warrior to fight on the field.”

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Why is Bündchen mad at Tom Brady?

While many speculate this could be his last year of playing football, the QB always showed his ability to play as efficiently as a younger player. However, his wife of thirteen years, Gisele Bündchen’s concerns, are more serious. She fears that the oldest player to ever throw may succumb to life-threatening injuries.

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But the GOAT did not retire. Consequently, they are now wrapped up in a public fight and growing through grave issues in their marriage.

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Neha Joshi

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs.
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Gurjyot Singh Dadial