A New Theory Wonders If Tom Brady’s Unexplained Training Camp Absence Is Because He’s On ‘The Masked Singer’

One of the stranger stories in the NFL right now is that Tom Brady is in the midst of an unexplained leave of absence from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It could be argued that Brady, the most accomplished football player of all time and a 45-year-old human who retired earlier this offseason before coming back, doesn’t need to participate training camp, and taking some time away will keep him from going through the grind of playing football in the summer.

Having said that … boy, that just does not sound like a thing Brady would do, right Brady has gotten to this point by being an absolutely relentless competitor whose preparation is unrivaled in the sport. Why, exactly, would Brady take a vague leave of absence during camp to “deal with some personal things” And why would Bucs coach Todd Bowles give the following quote about it on Friday

“I’m not concerned about it right now. We’re trying to practice against Tennessee and play a game,” Bowles said, per The Athletic. “I said sometime after Tennessee. There’s no definitive date for me. We’ll check on it, we’ll keep in touch and find out.”

So, it’s personal things that are not a concern to the team, and at the same time, there’s no definitive date for him to come back. One theory that is making its way around the internet posits that the reason Brady’s not around is a prior commitment he made to appear on Fox’s The Masked Singer. If you want to read an in-depth post on Reddit about it, you can do that here. If you want to see a video laying it al out, here’s this: