Tom Brady Attends Bucs’ Tuesday Practice
May 11th, 2022
After listening to offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich yesterday at One Buc Palace, you would have felt comfortable wagering that Tom Brady would not attend spring practices, aka OTAs, this year.
“I don’t need to see him,” Leftwich said when asked if Brady will be working with the team through OTAs and minicamp. “We’ll be fine if he participates or not.”
Fair point by Leftwich. But today FOX-13 reporter/anchor Kevin O’Donnell was scrolling through OTA pictures on the Buccaneers’ official website and Tweeted the gem below. It’s Brady at practice wearing what looks like a playsheet on his left forearm. And based on the background, it appears he’s on the grass with backup quarterback’s Blaine Gabbert’s head over his left shoulder.
Perhaps Brady was just playing coach for a day, but he clearly was there and putting forth effort. The Bucs posted other photos of Brady throwing.
Why Leftwich acted like Brady wasn’t showing up for voluntary work is unclear — as are most things that have to do with Brady.
Tom Brady is back with the Bucs. Going through OTA’s for the first time. His pictures posted on https://t.co/HzFAqJwYbb pic.twitter.com/LbFRhwHta8
— Kevin ODonnell Fox13🟦 (@ODonnellFox13) May 11, 2022
May 11th, 2022 at 3:39 pm
Hopefully he can spend some quality time with Trask while he’s at it.
May 11th, 2022 at 3:40 pm
My dixie wrecked
May 11th, 2022 at 3:46 pm
Screw Trask. Wasted pick. Tom is there to get familiar with Gage and to get his old buddy shaq Mason up to speed…
May 11th, 2022 at 4:09 pm
@ Red Sparrow
You or anybody else won’t know if Trask is a wasted pick until he plays. It’s fun to speculate though.
May 11th, 2022 at 4:12 pm
Rumor has it they tried to trade him in the draft but all that was offered was a 5th rounder.
May 11th, 2022 at 4:16 pm
Posey99, it wasn’t hard to see that the moment the Bucs drafted Trask, it was a trash pick. That’s JL worse pick ever to me, at least the pick for a kicker made sense.
May 11th, 2022 at 4:20 pm
any draft pick in return for Trashk would be a win for the Bucs
May 11th, 2022 at 4:29 pm
Ya’ll are crazy the guy hasn’t played yet, lol. You guys should go buy some lotto tickets since you can predict the future.
May 11th, 2022 at 4:37 pm
Posey99 obviously doesn’t understand how personnel decisions work in the NFL
May 11th, 2022 at 4:45 pm
There’s nothing wrong with Trask. He keeps the headset warm for Tom just right.
May 11th, 2022 at 4:47 pm
People can say what they want about Trask but I for one am optimistic about his potential and development more than ever. It’s a good thing that he can sit behind Brady and Gabbert for a another year and learn from a great team of players and coaches. This year we are all in on chasing a Superbowl so they are correctly having Gabbert as the #2 behind Brady being that he is a veteran who has played in this system for years. That doesn’t mean anything regarding Trask or his ability. When Brady retires after the season Trask will get his chance at QB1. When that happens we will see the benefit of allowing him to redshirt for two years. This was the plan from the beginning when they drafted him. The thought at the time was Brady would play two more years and they could bring Trask along slowly. We should celebrate Jason Licht’s foresight in drafting Trask last year. Look at the crappy crop of QB’s that were available this year.
May 11th, 2022 at 4:55 pm
one thing is certain. Trask is better than JW.
I mean he hasn’t tarnished TB’s reputation forever.
May 11th, 2022 at 5:03 pm
Trying to judge a draft pick before year 3 is a fools errand. Judging a draft pick after ONE season sitting behind the best QB in the history of football is makes you an impatient fool. Have you not learned from the Freeman, Glennon, and Winston experiments in Tampa? Let Kyle cook, he’s not ready yet. Even Bruce Leroy had to work the dough before he got the glow.
May 11th, 2022 at 5:13 pm
Trask will get some preseason work….let’s see how he does…..
I’m with the fans disappointed that he isn’t Brady’s backup….but WTFDIK….
I’ll trust BA, BL, Licht, Brady, Christensen & Moore……that they chose him to eventually start…..their collective judgement is better than ours.
May 11th, 2022 at 5:20 pm
Posey 99
These are the same slaps that would be bitching about drafting Brady, and wasting a 6th round pick on some unknown gangly QB from Michigan
May 11th, 2022 at 5:36 pm
Whatever people are saying about Trask, is the same junk they said about Brady 23 years ago. GOBUCS!
May 11th, 2022 at 5:41 pm
Maniac Buc Says:
May 11th, 2022 at 4:16 pm
Posey99, it wasn’t hard to see that the moment the Bucs drafted Trask, it was a trash pick. That’s JL worse pick ever to me, at least the pick for a kicker made sense
Have you not seen Vernon Hargreaves play which was a first rounder.
May 11th, 2022 at 5:44 pm
Trask will be a starting QB one day.
Nice Berry Gordy reference there Dooley.
May 11th, 2022 at 6:02 pm
I’d kinda like to see the kid play a few series this preseason before I pass judgement.
May 11th, 2022 at 6:22 pm
Trask’s biggest problem might also be his blessing; he is on the bench behind Brady.
Almost anywhere else he would already have been thrown to the wolves. I hope he has gotten past his last college game, looking forward to see him play.
May 11th, 2022 at 6:25 pm
Why is Gabbert looking over his shoulder hes garbage, Griffin garbage and apparently Trashk is garbage.
May 11th, 2022 at 6:27 pm
Maybe Aqueel Glass walk on quarterback from Alabama A&M will be the backup.
May 11th, 2022 at 6:39 pm
Championship Run.
May 11th, 2022 at 6:44 pm
I remember up until about Dan Marino, any quarterback who was drafted into the NFL sat on the bench for 5 years without fail
May 11th, 2022 at 6:51 pm
Trask was a GREAT pick! You armchair GM’s are stooopid! Licht is the best GM in the NFL. Trask will start for Bucs for 10 years. RELAX. All is good at One Buc Place. Now onto winning another Super Bowl.
May 11th, 2022 at 6:52 pm
Man I don’t get the Trask hate. We are coming off 10 years of tragic football where we prayed our rookie QBs were good and just threw them into the fire day one. Now you all act like slowly developing a young, solid QB (unheard of in recent Bucs history) is a bad thing. Two years of learning from Brady and Bruce Arians, a top 3 O-Line, a top 5 WR lineup, a solid stable of running backs and an up-and coming defense? Even Nathan Peterman will thrive under those circumstances. Chill and stop reflecting your own stuff on young people already under the public eye.
May 11th, 2022 at 6:59 pm
I still remember the gator fans thinking he should be starter when brady retired despite not one positive report on him from any teammates .
May 11th, 2022 at 7:02 pm
“Yo Says:
May 11th, 2022 at 4:37 pm
Posey99 obviously doesn’t understand how personnel decisions work in the NFL“
Are you telling me this or the Bucs front office, since you know more than them?
May 11th, 2022 at 7:03 pm
“despite not one positive report on him from any teammates .“
I’d go check what Mike Evans said about him when Brady retired.
May 11th, 2022 at 7:12 pm
Trask is a project that will not see its way to completion unless something goes terribly wrong. You dont look to trade a king’s ransom for D.Watson if there was any hope for the kid. He’s not even Mike Glennon. Too early to determine if it was a busted pick, but who cares? This team and drafting the right qb has never been a thing in the history of this franchise.
May 11th, 2022 at 7:28 pm
How can you say anything other than the jury is out on Trask? We don’t have a clue at this point, and probably won’t have a clue this next season either.
May 11th, 2022 at 7:50 pm
So do a find & replace with, ‘Winston’ and ‘Trask’ and you got 90% of the comments above…
We have the GOAT, won a SB less than 16-months ago, got two home playoff games last year, and you idiots are talking about Trask, in a good news story about Brady… Morons.
May 11th, 2022 at 7:57 pm
How did we get from the great news that Brady is at camp, and from the looks of the the picture, back to coaching, to giving a rats a$$ about Trask?
May 11th, 2022 at 8:05 pm
Here we go again with the Trask bashing. Do you losers have anything better to do with your time than complain?
May 11th, 2022 at 8:07 pm
Man skyline chili is good.
May 11th, 2022 at 8:08 pm
Hey Red Sparrow if you think Trask was a wasted pick you are an ass hole. Go root for another team.
May 11th, 2022 at 8:11 pm
And what idiot front office would stick a QB they just drafted right behind Brady. Nobody in the Bucs front office wants to pressure brady in anyway or make him feel like we are even thinking about replacing him. He just broke up with the patriots. Jason Licht and the coaches are not dumb. Everybody making something out of nothing. Green Bay already pissed Aaron Rodgers off by drafting and sticking Jordan Love behind him. Jason Licht is paying attention.
May 11th, 2022 at 8:16 pm
Everyone keeps thinking Trask is going to follow Brady. I think it’s going to be Gabbert. He was a first round pick, he’s 32. He could very well be a late bloomer and be a solid QB for the next 5 years. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.
May 11th, 2022 at 8:20 pm
He could be a late bloomer or not. He has never looked good on the field. He hasn’t done anything. Get rid of mister nothing.
May 11th, 2022 at 8:39 pm
Trask wont be a franchise NFL QB. Every body besides blind Gator fans know this
May 11th, 2022 at 8:47 pm
If ANY of you think Brady wasn’t consulted before they took Trask then you are Idiots!
May 11th, 2022 at 8:48 pm
Tbbucs3 Says:
May 11th, 2022 at 8:39 pm
Trask wont be a franchise NFL QB. Every body besides blind Gator fans know this
………….
Yeah that is why when he finally got a chance to start he set All kinds of SEC records and almost won the Heisman.
Smart you are not.
May 11th, 2022 at 8:51 pm
Brady is a DOG, my man is at OTAs as the GOAT?? Unfathomable dedication
May 11th, 2022 at 9:05 pm
tom looks kinda pissed at OTAs
May 11th, 2022 at 9:12 pm
oh wait…face looks kinda taut
May 11th, 2022 at 9:24 pm
Communication is a large part of attending practice, especially with Brady. Goedeke, Shaq, Otton, White. The GOAT at reading a defense.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:52 pm
Nobody knows if Trask will be good. 50% of 1st round picks don’t get a second contract. College gods fail every year in the NFL.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:03 pm
If the Bucs can pull off a trade for Baker Mayfield, I think the Bucs will be a good fit for him and have him sit behind Brady. Watch and learn. Before anyone starts to groan about it, let me put this in perspective. He was drafted by the Browns, most kid qb’s would have cried like a Sally. For years the Browns drafted #1 qb’s only to let them get there brains beat in cuz the rest of the team sucked. But Mayfield embraced it and actually did pretty well. Did I mention that prior to Mayfield the browns perennially sucked? Well he managed to get them into the playoffs twice. And had some diva players that kinda sucked these positives into negatives. Kids good and would only be better with the Bucs. Maybe Tom will be willing to school this kid. But not Jimmy G 😂😂😂😂😂
May 11th, 2022 at 10:47 pm
“Tbbucs3 Says:
May 11th, 2022 at 8:39 pm
Trask wont be a franchise NFL QB. Every body besides blind Gator fans know this”
I’m not gators fan. I’m also not going to doubt any of our draft picks before they play.
May 11th, 2022 at 11:07 pm
I feel like Brady took that as a.challenge, or maybe Leftwich is working some if his own reverse psychology?
May 11th, 2022 at 11:12 pm
SB
Hilarious when people reference college stats as a way of saying Trask will be a good NFL player.
Ever heard of Tim Tebow?
Johnny Manziel?
Brady Quinn?
Should I stop there or name a thousand other great college QBs who were incompetent in the NFL.
Trask might have the college stats, but the film is very underwhelming when all the tape shows is poor footwork and noodle arm passes to a wide open Kyle Pitts.
May 11th, 2022 at 11:13 pm
Posey99, don’t let them get to you. You are absolutely right…no one actually knows what Trask will turn out to be like.
The same could have been said of Rogers until Favre left Greenbay. Or of Brady before Bredsoe went down.
Many football fans think that because they’ve watched so long, they’ve got insider knowledge. Or they try to act like it.
Reality is otherwise.
I myself am not confident in Trask, but I certainly have not seen him play in the NFL, so I am reserving judgement.
It’s all on Trask to seize the opportunity when it comes.
May 11th, 2022 at 11:16 pm
-Poor build
–Skinny
–Lacks great physical stature and strength
–Lacks mobility and ability to avoid the rush
–Lacks a really strong arm
–Can’t drive the ball downfield
–Does not throw a really tight spiral
–System-type player who can get exposed if forced to ad lib
–Gets knocked down easily
For those thinking Trask is an instant failure.
This evaluation isn’t of him…it is of Tom Brady before he came out of college.
May 12th, 2022 at 12:26 am
Welcome back Tom Brady! So glad you found your way back. You make the impossible possible! Our schedule is daunting. All the best teams seemed to have gotten better. You’ll need to pull off some of your late game magic to get your team to the SB. Id wish you luck but you make your own by the work you put in. Thanks for being a Buccaneer!
May 12th, 2022 at 1:53 am
I’m still hoping for arch Manning in a couple years
May 12th, 2022 at 6:37 am
The Realist and NDOG are still among us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 12th, 2022 at 7:31 am
Trask is better than any of the QBs taken in this years draft. No problem with him waiting a few seasons.
May 12th, 2022 at 7:45 am
@Buccaneer Bonzai – Great post. I thought that was leading up to a Trask analysis. I have a good feeling about Trask. He was patient in college until he got his shot, then he lit it up. The same could happen for us. NO ONE knows until we see him start.
May 12th, 2022 at 10:17 am
Agree with both of you. What fan roots for a player on their team to fail? Usually someone that has a bias for no apparent reason. If trask had some bad off the field issues i could see an option about him that may not line up with what you consider the expectation of the team is. Otherwise it’s all speculation. Will he succeed? Low chance of any QB succeeding but it’s still unknown.
May 12th, 2022 at 12:15 pm
“What fan roots for a player on their team to fail?”
Have we already forgotten about a huge portion of the Bucs fan base who rooted against Jameis Winston to fail for the 5+ years he was here?
May 12th, 2022 at 1:37 pm
“Have we already forgotten about a huge portion of the Bucs fan base who rooted against Jameis Winston to fail for the 5+ years he was here?”
I rooted for him at first but after two years i was done and eventually so were the coaches. When talking about Trask he hasn’t taken a snap.
May 12th, 2022 at 6:30 pm
Tbbucs3 Says:
Ignorant casual fans are NOT the “huge portion.”
I suspect the “huge portion” of fans felt and thought as I did: Very happy he was drafted #1. I still remember smiling broadly when his name was announced as #1. I would have felt the same way if the Bucs had drafted Mariotta, but Winston was totally fine with me.
Unfortunately, Winson’s first pass in his first game set the stage for what would become his future, even thought I wrote it off as a rook blunder.
He had some fine moments, and even made a trip to Honolulu along the way.
But Winston never showed he learned his lessons, and made constant boneheaded moves on and off the field.
But we gave him a really long rope. “We” includes BA and his gang.
I have to tell you that Winston’s last play of his last Buc season made my heart grow very, very cold. I thought it impossible to think briefly that McCown might have been better.
You can create all manner of reasons why Winston is not a Buc, and all manner of excuses, real and imaginary. But the truth is Winston failed on the field, had five full seasons to prove himself, and just flatly fell short.
But truth be told, my downward attitude toward Winston started when he ate those “W’s.” To see his teammates roll their eyes at the time showed me that he lost the team…and didn’t even know it.
One fundamental internal difference between Tom Brady & Jameis Winston: Brady expects perfection because he proved he walks that same path. Winston is clueless about what perfection even is. When Brady screws up and says “I screwed up,” you know he means it. When Winston screwed up and said “I screwed up,” you know it was just lip service.
Some still pine for ATM. I suspect that is a tiny subset of a tiny minority. If Buc fans were polled, you’d prolly find little, if any, angst over the Bucs not resigning Winston. Hell, I feel far more badly about losing Jordan Whitehead and Alex Cappa than I did about losing Jameis Winston.
And I’ll bet I’m not alone.
May 12th, 2022 at 6:56 pm
These college fan bois who say Trask will be trash or is a bust before he even takes one regular season snap are a real joke. So sad to see so called grown men all in their feelings because their player from their college wasn’t drafted
May 13th, 2022 at 5:59 am
-Poor build
–Skinny
–Lacks great physical stature and strength
–Lacks mobility and ability to avoid the rush
–Lacks a really strong arm
–Can’t drive the ball downfield
–Does not throw a really tight spiral
–System-type player who can get exposed if forced to ad lib
–Gets knocked down easily
For those thinking Trask is an instant failure.
This evaluation isn’t of him…it is of Tom Brady before he came out of college.
Best post I’ve read here in many moons.
Thanks Buccaneer Bonzai
Played the game for 6 years.
Bucs fan since before they were called the Bucs.
I remember a dude named George Yarno…wasn’t supposed to make the roster…but played and stuck around for some time.
I would hope your post would shut the Trask bashing down…sadly not however…
May 13th, 2022 at 11:31 am
Start KYLE TRASK as BRADY’S BACKUP starting day one,let’s see what the kids learned so far..GABBERT sucks & EVERYONE knows it!..why, in the name of GOD won’t you guy’s let work backing up the G.O.A.T this season while he still can..IT will only make him better for the FUTURE FACE OF THE BUC’S a better quarterback WHEN HE FINALLY GETS HIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THIS TEAM ! !