Tom Brady is not above the coronavirus lockdown — at least not in his new hometown!
According to reports, the NFL star was kicked out of a park in Tampa Bay, Florida over the weekend because it was closed due to the ongoing pandemic.
The tea was spilled by the city’s mayor, Jane Castor, during a video chat with St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman on Monday. She said:
“I always tell people I’m not one to gossip, so you didn’t hear this from me… Our parks are closed down and so a lot of our park staff, you know, they patrol around just to make sure that people aren’t doing contact sports and things. [One staffer] saw an individual working out in one of our downtown parks, and she went over to tell him that it was closed, and it was Tom Brady. He has been sighted!”
Okay, first off: we stan any mayor who serves gossip like she’s Wendy Williams. Secondly, what is with these celebs who think they can go about their normal business during quarantine?!
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For what it’s worth, a source close to the athlete insisted to Us Weekly that Brady “wasn’t thrown out,” explaining:
“He was stretching after a run at one of the downtown parks. One of the park staffers stopped to tell him park was closed.”
And then kindly told him to leave. That’s called getting “thrown out,” honey!
But it sounds like the City of Tampa wanted to make it clear they still welcome the superstar athlete with open arms, tweeting later on Monday:
“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.”
You’d think the 42-year-old would already know to stay at home — but in his defense, Mr. Brady is in an entirely new environment.
As we reported, the 42-year-old and his wife Gisele Bündchen moved into a 30,000-square-foot waterfront mansion on Davis Islands in Tampa following his big move from the New England Patriots to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month.
Three days after publicly announcing he was ending his 20-season career with the Patriots, the quarterback revealed he signed with the NFC South team on Instagram, writing:
“I’m starting a new football journey and thankful for the @buccaneers for giving me an opportunity to do what I love to do. I look forward to meeting all my new teammates and coaches and proving to them that they can believe and trust in me…I have always believed that well done is better than well said, so I’m not gonna say much more – I’m just gonna get to work! #Year1.”
Hopefully his home gym will suffice for the time being!
Stay strong, Tom — and stay the f**k inside!
[Image via WENN]
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