New England Fans Stunned, Angered After Being Snubbed in Tom Brady's Initial Retirement Message

New England Patriots fans reacted with outrage to veteran quarterback Tom Brady's scant mention of a team he led to six Super Bowl championships in his initial retirement announcement. But could he be about to don the number 12 jersey for his old team once more?

The seven-time Super Bowl winner was glowing in his praise of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team he played his final two seasons with, but made no mention of the Patriots or their head coach, Bill Belichick, and owner Robert Kraft.

Brady's apparent snub prompted rage from jilted Patriots supporters, who took to social media to vent their anger.

How is it Tom Brady wrote a long farewell to football, going on at length about the #Buccaneers, without mentioning or even referencing the #Patriots one single time?!

— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) February 1, 2022

BREAKING: Tom Brady Hates the Patriots and New England

— Marty Mush (@martymush) February 1, 2022

Reports that Brady would be signing a one-day contract with the New England Patriots quickly gained steamed after one unverified Twitter user claimed that the champion quarterback would be making a grand announcement on Wednesday.

While other pundits did hint to "something special" looming, the claim was promptly debunked, with the New England Sports Network citing a Patriots spokesperson who rejected the assertion.

🚨 #BREAKING Tom Brady will be giving a speech at Patriot Place tomorrow at 10AM, where he plans to sign a 1 day contract and retire with the #Patriots per team sources pic.twitter.com/UXrpcAeivN

— Simon Charles (@S_CharlesNFL) February 1, 2022

I think Tom Brady is saving something special for the #Patriots. Yes, it is eye opening that he did not mention the team in anyway in his retirement post, but I think there is something bigger planned for that

— G.T Bobby Thompson (@BThomps81) February 1, 2022

Brady belatedly thanked Kraft for his congratulation message.

Thank You Patriots Nation ❤️

I’m beyond grateful. Love you all. https://t.co/kXm2ET27Dk

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 1, 2022

Twitter users poked fun at the hurt feelings of a few Patriots fans.

Tom Brady’s PR team posting the statement without mentioning the Patriots:

pic.twitter.com/G1fJqxaYS9

— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) February 1, 2022

Patriots fans not getting a mention in Tom Brady's retirement speech 🤣 pic.twitter.com/MaWuSkgTqP

— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) February 1, 2022

One sport pundit pointed out that Brady's form was far from consistent.

Tom Brady was 9-0 in these games. pic.twitter.com/sDp9jWcVSb

— Tucker Boynton (@Tucker_TnL) February 1, 2022

Other fans saw the funny side of the confusion around Brady's retirement plans.

The Jets after Tom Brady announced his retirement 😂 pic.twitter.com/Z7tiWGXBkd

— ESPN (@espn) February 1, 2022

Bucs fans now that Tom Brady’s officially retired pic.twitter.com/dBrwGvqWsQ

— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) February 1, 2022