Heading into this season, Tom Brady signed a two-year, $50 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was a deal that was signed about a week after the coronavirus pandemic forced sports to essentially shut down in the country.
And those ensuing months would prove to be a challenging time for the U.S. as nearly 300,000 people have died along with millions of COVID-19 cases and jobs lost. To help counteract the economic impact, congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to assist businesses during the crisis.
Well, Brady’s own company, TB12, was among the businesses to receive a PPP loan — a loan of $960,000 — but you probably won’t be surprised to see that the Bucs quarterback hasn’t exactly struggled financially.
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According to a report from TMZ, Brady recently purchased a multi-million-dollar, custom boat that was delivered to him in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Thursday. The 40-foot boat was named “Viva a Vida” after Gisele’s environmental initiative.
https://t.co/XVArODQehH Tom Brady dominates on land, air … and now by sea — 'cause the QB just bought a multi-million dollar boat and we've got the pics!
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) December 6, 2020
And sure, normally there would be nothing wrong with Brady purchasing an expensive boat. But he shouldn’t be purchasing expensive boats *after* collecting nearly a million dollars in federal funds when so many people are struggling.
Tom Brady’s company took almost $1M in PPP loans, while 52% of small businesses that applied didn’t get any.
Tom Brady is worth $200,000,000. pic.twitter.com/St2L95ODxr
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) December 4, 2020
He clearly didn’t need it.
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