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- A number of news outlets used the news of Tom Brady’s retirement to troll the legendary quarterback over various losses he suffered during his career
- The trend sparked a fantastic new meme as plenty of other people got in on the action
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Over the weekend, Adam Schefter appeared to break the news of Tom Brady’s decision to retire from the NFL after 22 seasons before the report was immediately disputed by a number of people close to the legendary quarterback.
There was plenty of speculation that Brady was waiting to cash the sizeable bonus the Buccaneers were slated to pay him on February 4th before making the news official, but on Monday, he officially put the speculation to rest by announcing his decision to hang up his cleats in an Instagram post that was suspiciously absent of any references to his time as a member of the New England Patriots.
After the news broke, a number of outlets pounced on the chance to use the announcement to do a little bit of trolling, as NBC New York and Washington D.C.’s WTOP both sent out tweets that poked fun at some losses Brady suffered over the course of his career while informing their followers about the development.
#BREAKING: Tom Brady, who lost 2 Super Bowls to the Giants during his legendary 22-year NFL career, retires; see his full message here https://t.co/xJUpRDfznQ
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) February 1, 2022
NEW: Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady, who lost to the Washington Football Team during the regular season this year, officially announces his retirement after 22 seasons and 7 Super Bowl wins.https://t.co/dTSoCFt3sU
— WTOP (@WTOP) February 1, 2022
It didn’t take long for plenty of other people to get in on the action, and just like that, the “Tom Brady, Who Lost To” meme was born.
Tom Brady, who lost to the Eagles in Super Bowl LII, retires from the NFL https://t.co/xJZYcbu1kk
— Bleeding Green Nation (@BleedingGreen) February 1, 2022
Tom Brady, QB at Michigan who lost to Syracuse in 1998, will retire https://t.co/2P41ZSRLxV
— Micah Gelman (@mbgelman) February 1, 2022
Tom Brady, who lost once to the Cleveland Browns, has retired.
— Jordan Cicchelli 🤍 (@jordancicchelli) February 1, 2022
Tom Brady, who lost 12 games to the @MiamiDolphins, retires
— Ray Hoffmann (@rayphoto21) February 1, 2022
BREAKING: Tom Brady, who lost track of how many downs are played in professional football in a humiliating loss to the Chicago NFL team in 2020, forced to retire. https://t.co/i39KUzCphS
— Eric Willuweit (@eswillow72) February 1, 2022
Tom Brady, QB who lost to the Baltimore Ravens in 2012 AFC Championship, retires after 22 seasons.
— Wes Hanna (@WesHanna) February 1, 2022
Tom Brady, who once lost to my son’s high school football team 28 years ago, announces his retirement from the NFL.
— Phil Yabut (@philliefan_99) February 1, 2022
Thanks for the memories, Tom.