NFL legend Tom Brady’s leave of absence from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ahead of the 2022 season may be longer than initially planned.
It was announced last week that the quarterback would take time away from the team amid preseason to ‘deal with personal things’ and would not return until after the team’s second preseason match against the Tennessee Titans on August 20. The 45-year-old’s absence was reportedly planned and was set to last 11 days.
It is unclear why Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL MVP, is taking the excused absence. However, Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles insisted it was a plan that had been in place from before preseason training camp began.
