Tom Brady returned from his brief retirement for another chance at leading the Buccaneers to the Super Bowl. Instead, the Bucs narrowly won the NFC South with a losing record and lost in the wild card round to the Cowboys.
But really, all you needed to see was Week 14’s mic’d-up Brady footage to realize how doomed the Bucs’ season was.
For his homecoming to the Bay Area, Brady agreed to wear the microphone for the Bucs’ social team. And we were treated to Brady urging on a lifeless offense that only managed to score one touchdown in the loss.
#Bucs recently released footage from their Week 14 game against the #49ers
Tom Brady was mic'd up for a big homecoming-type of game for him in front of his friends and family.
You can see him desperately trying to fire up a life-less team all game long. The end is just.. 😔 pic.twitter.com/ffzWR8kos2
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 23, 2023
Brady was so over the whole experience that he asked Blaine Gabbert to reach into his shoulder pads and remove the microphone — or, as Brady called it, “This stupid thing.” To add insult to injury, Gabbert seemed to have trouble with removing the mic because it was taped in there. It was honestly surprising that the Bucs included it in the video, but we’re glad they did.
Fans also had thoughts on seeing this miserable side of Brady.