Tom Brady has a lot on his plate (but not any deli meat). The man who is stretched even thinner than the most thinly-sliced slab of processed turkey has one less thing to compete for this time.
The Birmingham City Football Club has announced that Brady has exited the franchise.
“Birmingham City Football Club expresses its sincere gratitude to Tom Brady for his involvement with and unwavering support for the Club over the last three years,” the team said in a website post with the headline “Tom Brady Departure.”
Brady acquired a minority share in the team, and became chairman of the advisory board, in August 2023, less than a year after his second and final retirement from the NFL.
Brady, whose other gigs include serving as Fox’s top NFL analyst and owning a piece of the Raiders, made waves with comments made in a Birmingham City documentary (or, as most sports documentaries now are, an infomercial) regarding the work ethic of former club manager Wayne Rooney.
There’s no reason to ever question Brady’s work ethic. There are plenty of reasons to question whether he tries to do too much by wearing so many hats. There are only so many hours in the day, only so many days in the week.
If, along the way, he got a nice return on his investment, even better for Brady. Especially since he seems to be in a race with Peyton Manning to acquire enough money to become the controlling owner of an NFL team.
The biggest problem is this. As Brady’s net worth grows, the price tag for NFL ownership grows even faster.
Regardless, he likely now has more cash to add to the fund for potentially purchasing a franchise and, more importantly, one less thing to consume his time and attention.