Tom Brady is officially on Twitter. His first tweet sent a temporary jolt of panic through New England.
The Patriots quarterback has long avoided joining Twitter, though he’s already on Facebook and Instagram. For a first tweet, Brady unleashed a statement that would’ve been seismic news on any other day:
“I’m retiring,” TB12 wrote. “In my spare time, I’ll be tweeting #LFG”
I'm retiring. In my spare time, I'll be tweeting #LFG
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) April 1, 2019
Of course, given that it was April 1, it was a timely April Fools’ Day joke. The 41-year-old quarterback has no plans to retire from the NFL. A little over an hour later, Brady followed up with another tweet: “Was this a bad joke?”
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Was this a bad joke?
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) April 1, 2019
In response, the Patriots’ Twitter account posted a GIF of Steve Carell as Michael Scott on “The Office,” looking irritated.
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 1, 2019
While the Patriots and Brady still have details to work out regarding his contract beyond the 2019 season, New England fans can be sure that the six-time Super Bowl winner isn’t going away anytime soon.