The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were thrashing the Carolina Panthers in Week 18, leaving little reason to keep the starters in ahead of the Bucs' playoff run. Well, Tom Brady wasn't quite satisfied with his day's work. The veteran quarterback could be seeing refusing to take a seat on the bench in order to get back on the field with one key goal in mind; getting Rob Gronkowski his incentive money. Via Ari Meirov, Brady could be seen refusing to come out of the game in order to throw one more completion to his beloved tight end, a completion which saw Gronkowski pocket a cool $500,000.
Tom Brady didn't want to get out of the game until he got Rob Gronkowski one more reception for a $500K incentive. pic.twitter.com/B3HdJnf0E8
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 10, 2022
Say whatever you want about Brady, but you can't say that he doesn't have his teammates' backs. He showed that time and time again when it came to Antonio Brown and his battles with mental health, and now he's once again stepped up and delivered a half-million-dollar pass to Gronkowski, putting his body on the line to do so.
Brady took charge and ignored Bruce Arians' request for him to sit out the remainder of the game, with the Bucs not standing to gain much at that point. Instead of heading for an early exit, Brady found his old buddy Gronk for one more reception, which netted the veteran tight end a $500,000 bonus.
Once Gronk's bag was secured, Brady hit the bench and the Bucs finished the job against the Panthers. The next marquee goal for the team will of course be a return trip to the Super Bowl. If they win the whole thing, Brady might just put dinner on Gronk after helping him lock down the lucrative incentive.
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