In early February, Tom Brady won his seventh Lombardi Trophy and his fifth Super Bowl MVP award, helping to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their second world championship in franchise history in just his first season with the team. Later that month, Brady contracted COVID-19, the Bucs quarterback recently confirmed to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. Brady – who is vaccinated, along with every other Bucs player, coach and staff member – told Stroud he believes the virus could present an even bigger challenge to his team this year.

In early February, Tom Brady won his seventh Lombardi Trophy and his fifth Super Bowl MVP award, helping to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their second world championship in franchise history in just his first season with the team. Later that month, Brady contracted COVID-19, the Bucs quarterback recently confirmed to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. Brady &ndash; who is vaccinated, along with every other Bucs player, coach and staff member &ndash; told Stroud he believes the virus could present an even bigger challenge to his team this year.

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