Leading up to the 2022 NFL season, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback took a mysterious leave of absence from the team’s preseason camp and gave only vague reasons once he returned. The absence led to all sorts of conspiracy theories regarding his absence with some suggesting he might have been a contestant on The Masked Singer and others thinking it could have been his involvement with the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. But now we know the truth.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen recently did a very candid interview with the Tampa Bay Times. And in part of that interview, he revealed that Tom Brady left training camp for a few days after he was “blindsided” by the news that his longtime wife Gisele Bündchen wanted to end their marriage with divorce.
“To watch Tom have to leave training camp for 11 days to take care of some personal problems, it was heartbreaking stuff,” Christensen told the Tampa Bay Times. “A divorce. Worrying about his kids. Hard stuff. But then you’re still expected to do your job when you get back. No one cares. And you’ve got a team. You have everyone depending on you. The show goes on.”
Christensen also revealed that the divorce was not easy on Brady, as he lost 15 pounds due to the stress, which could have been the reason for his gaunt appearance once he returned to the team.
