Not even Tom Brady is above the coronavirus lockdown.
According to Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, a city employee found someone working out in a downtown park and asked that individual to leave, because all the parks were closed.
That individual, as you figured out, is new Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.
“He has been cited,” Castor added.
Of course, that led to plenty of people tweeting about him as a “Florida Man,” a reference to the meme that sprouting because there are so many bizarre headlines that start with “Florida man … ”
Here’s the moment from a joint news briefing with Mayor Rick Kriseman of St. Petersburg:
Tom Brady may have won six Super Bowls, but like the rest of us, he’s just trying to find a place to work out. Tampa mayor @JaneCastor said in today’s briefing that a @tampaparksrec employee approached a man working out downtown and told him the park was closed. It was @TomBrady. pic.twitter.com/etrPdrrGsN
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) April 20, 2020
Sorry @TomBrady! Our @tampaparksrec team can’t wait to welcome you and our entire community back with even bigger smiles — until then, stay safe and stay home as much as you can to help flatten the curve. https://t.co/qRhReqqdK0
— City of Tampa (@CityofTampa) April 21, 2020
And the “Florida Man” references:
Florida Man cited for trespassing in closed park. https://t.co/5p2DaQfxqP
— J.J. Hensley (@JJHensleyauthor) April 21, 2020
Tom Brady is officially Florida Man now https://t.co/jGmJ10I4be
— Matt T. Michigan 9-4 Lions 3-12-1 (@michiganlions) April 21, 2020
There’s a “Florida man” joke here somewhere but it’s too early for me to think of it. https://t.co/xEGbVkLjlq
— Sarah MF (@sarahmichelef) April 21, 2020
. . . now starring Tom Brady as "Florida Man."
— Ryan S. (@maybeprobablyme) April 21, 2020
Florida man disobeys stay-at-home and closed park orders to throw football around…https://t.co/ixTIzJnnuD
— TPS (@TotalProSports) April 21, 2020
Tom Brady is already on his way to becoming a certified Florida man. 😝🏈 pic.twitter.com/qhN8dqIXnY
— Monkey Knife Fight 🐵🔪👊💰 (@mkf) April 21, 2020
Tom Brady turned into “Florida man” real quick. https://t.co/dpQUDL8Csk
— Rolando Lopez (@LopezRolando7) April 21, 2020
Florida man resisting local ordinances – https://t.co/1ueFPt0QjS
— Matt Vautour (@MattVautour424) April 21, 2020
#FloridaMan ejected from local park. https://t.co/yVUvQOEBD7
— 🤲🧼 John D. Hooker is @ home (@jdhookerFL) April 21, 2020
Florida man disobeys stay-at-home order to work out at park. Wait… that's a G.O.A.T. 🐐https://t.co/fJG8uapl1V
— WPTV (@WPTV) April 21, 2020
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