“It was just a really emotional time”: Tom Brady’s Fairytale SuperBowl Season Helped NFL Legend Escape ‘Deflategate’ Controversy That Threatened His Career Before Gisele Bündchen Divorce
Tom Brady, the former quarterback for the Buccaneers, has experienced a lot since returning to the NFL, which has been a quite dramatic time of his life. Particularly, it seems that his marriage to Gisele Bündchen has suffered, mirroring what happened to him back in 2015. However, do you know how he was able to overcome it?
The year 2016 wasn’t kind to Tom Brady. It was the year that the Deflategate verdicts forced him to miss the first four games of the season. He was heavily criticized in 2015 for allegedly being involved in the infamous ‘Deflategate scandal’.
Brady’s reputation as a moral player may have suffered its only and most severe blow because of Deflategate Controversy. It all began when the Patriots were accused of purposefully lowering the pressure of the footballs used in the 2014 AFC Championship game. He was suspended even though the NFL didn’t directly connect him to the incident.
But as the new season began, that didn’t seem to be his biggest worry because more tragic news had hit Tom Brady and his family. The same year, his mother, Galynn Patricia Brady received a cancer diagnosis.
Tom Brady Had More Concerns In 2016 Than the ‘Deflategate Controversy’
In 2016, Tom Brady and his family were dealing with a lot more serious issues than a few missed games. Galynn Patricia Brady, his mother, received a br*ast cancer diagnosis in June of that year. During ESPN+’s Man in the Arena series, the father of three kids said, “I remember getting a call. I don’t remember exactly when, but there were some concerns that she had because she wasn’t feeling well for a while.”
His older sister, Julie Brady also discussed how they came to learn about their mother’s health condition. “She was going in for a little checkup, where they found out she had br*ast cancer, and she also got myeloma. The br*ast cancer she had to start getting treatment right away.”
Nancy Brady, Brady’s other sister, further stated that their mother largely internalized the suffering, mainly after seeing Brady dealing with the consequences of the Deflategate controversy.
On the other hand, after the former quarterback was allegedly linked to the Deflategate scandal in 2015, the seemingly perfect fairytale romance between Tom Brady and his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen started to fade out.
He Accomplished A Remarkable Feat By Winning The Super Bowl That Year
Tom Brady managed to lead his team to their fifth Super Bowl victory despite missing 4 games. In fact, the Vince Lombardi Trophy was won by the Patriots that year after they overcame a 28-3 deficit to the Atlanta Falcons. Galynn Patricia Brady even made the trip to Houston to watch her son add yet another win to his collection. Brady was quite emotional at that time as he said:
“You know, that year had its challenging aspects and the way that it culminated with us all being together. After the game with my mom, just, you know, giving her a big hug, and my dad and everyone was crying. It was just a really emotional time. We won the game, but my mom won, too. My family won, too”.
Brady recently announced his retirement from the NFL, ending an illustrious 23-year NFL career. With seven Super Bowl victories, the former quarterback solidified his place among the best to ever play the game, but the Deflategate scandal will always have an impact on his legacy.
Source- NY Post
