When Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday, he released a statement on social media. He thanked his family for his support, and mentioned his agent Don Yee as well as his personal trainer Alex Guerrero. He also thanked the team he spent the final two years of his career with, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The New England Patriots, meanwhile, where nowhere to be found. Neither were their fans. Brady had spent 20 years in New England and won six of his seven Super Bowls as a Patriot, so what had happened?