Reason for Tom Brady's departure from Bucs released

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady made waves throughout the NFL when he announced that he was taking a leave of absence from the team during training camp to deal with a non football-related personal issue. And while speculation ran rampant as to what that could be, a bizarre theory was floated that he was taping an episode of Fox's hit reality show "The Masked Singer". 

However, not surprisingly, that wasn't the case. The reason for Brady's absence was revealed earlier today, and it was purely for family reasons. 

According to Pro Football network: 

"League sources indicated that Brady’s time away from the team included a trip to the Bahamas at an exclusive resort and primarily for family time with his wife, Gisele Bündchen. His commitment to family and having a personal life was at the heart of this hiatus from football, and there was no medical emergency, as speculated, or other reasons.

As important as football is to Brady, so is his family, and the Buccaneers have given him his space to be with them. Bowles emphasized that Brady not being with the team was planned and communicated. A league source said that Brady was definitely not expected to retire again and would fulfill his commitments to his coaches and teammates.”

We certainly hope that everything is okay in Brady's personal life.