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August 22 update: Brady is officially back at practice from his absence, so all seems to be alright in Tampa Bay on that front.
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— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) August 22, 2022
August 21 update: Brady is expected to return to the Buccaneers on the practice field ‘very shortly’, according to Adam Schefter. The original timeline of Brady’s absence was slated to end after the Titans game according to Todd Bowles, so this does check out.
Bucs’ QB Tom Brady is expected to return to the team, per a source, “very shortly.” Brady left the team earlier this month for personal reasons.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 21, 2022
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles told reporters that Tom Brady would be away from the team until at least after August 20th, when they play the Titans, per Greg Auman.
Todd Bowles said Tom Brady will be back "sometime around after Tennessee. He's going to deal with some personal things. This is something we talked about before training camp started. We allotted this time because he wanted to get chemistry with the guys (in first two weeks)."
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 11, 2022
This news isn’t going to move the needle on the Buccaneers regular season, as we know Brady will be as prepared as any quarterback could be.
Brady announced his retirement earlier in the offseason, but came out of retirement fairly quickly to prepare for another playoff run with the Bucs. There’s no doubt his numbers haven’t been hurt by his extreme age for a football player. Barring injury, this should be yet another good year for Brady and the Buccaneers.