Absurd Tom Brady ‘Masked Singer’ Theory Is Going Viral

While the theory is almost certainly false, fans and members of the media enjoyed going down the rabbit hole.

Tom Brady is currently on a leave of absence from the Buccaneers until sometime after the team’s Aug. 20 preseason game vs. the Titans.

SI‘s Albert Breer says that the absence is not due to a family or medical emergency. The team is not worried about Brady missing the 10 days of practice, and maintains that the time off was pre-approved by the team.

The quarterback and the team haven’t given specifics about the reason for the absence, causing fans to come up with their own theories for what the reason could be.

A Reddit user named CANN0NFIRE came up with a thorough theory about where they think Brady is right now: performing as a contestant on the Fox show The Masked Singer.

There’s an amazingly thorough Reddit thread speculating that Tom Brady is missing Bucs camp because he’s filming The Masked Singer. I pray that this is true. pic.twitter.com/i53pixvmVc

— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) August 19, 2022

As the Reddit user states, Brady recently signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox to become a football analyst once he retires from the NFL. The Masked Singer airs on Fox.

The Reddit user then looked up all the filming dates for The Masked Singer and discovered that the filming ends on Aug. 20. The contestants do not have to be filming every day for the show.

A number of star athletes have appeared on the show, including a pair of very notable former Brady teammates: Rob Gronkowski in season three, and Antonio Brown on the very first episode of the show.

Although the theory is extremely farfetched and almost certainly not true, fans and members of the NFL media have enjoyed falling down the theory rabbit hole and even pondering for a moment that the seven-time Super Bowl champion could be singing in a giant costume on national television.

I've never wanted Twitter to be more right than "Tom Brady's not with the Bucs because he's taping 'The Masked Singer.'"

— Jason Smith (@howaboutafresca) August 19, 2022

So IF Tom Brady was taping The Masked Singer, wouldn't he be like, the Avocado? Quinoa? Or would he go so off-type and be like a can of soda?

— Jason Smith (@howaboutafresca) August 19, 2022

The real question to me is…

If Tom Brady were to go on The Masked Singer, what song would he sing? https://t.co/csvR3uCgZO

— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) August 19, 2022

Just lost 20 minutes of my life reading up on the theory that Tom Brady is actually filming The Masked Singer and while this is definitely not true, I desperately want it to be true

— Leon Wolf 🇮🇱 (@LeonHWolf) August 19, 2022

Imagine Brady walking up to Bill Belichick and explaining that he has to miss at least a week of camp so that he can be on The Masked Singer — and then also having to explain to Bill what exactly The Masked Singer is

— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) August 19, 2022

I also asked an unnamed player who would know via text “would Brady do this” and he said “haha yes 100%”

Guys I think I’m convinced

— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) August 19, 2022

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