Brady got COVID after Super Bowl celebration

Tom Brady came away from the Bucs’ Super Bowl victory and celebration with more than a trophy. He got COVID.

The QB revealed he contracted the virus back in February, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Brady, 44, said he got his diagnosis soon after the team’s Super Bowl championship boat parade. He has since been vaccinated, but still thinks the virus will pose problems this season, more than last.

“I actually think it’s going to play more of a factor this year than last year,” Brady said, “just because of the way what we’re doing now and what the stadium is going to look like and what the travel is going to look like and the people in the building and the fans.

“It’s not like last year, although we’re getting tested like last year,” he continued. “It’s going to be, I definitely think guys are going to be out at different points and we’ve just got to deal with it.”

Bucs head coach Bruce Arians proudly announced on Thursday that 100% of his players, coaches and staff had received a COVID-19 jab after the last holdouts, notably running back Leonard Fournette, got their shot.

Arians played a big role in ensuring the team wasn’t heavily affected by the virus last season, according Bucs QB coach Clyde Christensen: “He dog-cussed them. If he thought there was any slack whatsoever in us taking that thing for granted or letting down our guard, he snapped the team back to attention.”

Only the Bucs and Falcons have a 100% vaccination rate.