Tom Brady shared a rare glimpse into a slower-paced moment of his famously structured life on Sunday, posting a series of candid Instagram Stories that highlighted just how unfamiliar a football-free day can feel for the NFL legend.
After more than two decades defined by rigid routines as a player, Brady has hardly slowed down in retirement. He now balances his role overseeing football operations for the Las Vegas Raiders with a high-profile job as an NFL analyst for FOX Sports.
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But with FOX’s NFL season concluding with the NFC Championship Game, Brady found himself with an open Sunday – and plenty of time to fill.
“So this is what you do on a Sunday,” Brady wrote in the caption of his first Instagram Story.
Tom Brady shared a rare, football-free Sunday.
Even on his breaks, Brady finds something to do
The post featured a photo of Brady lounging on a couch in a gray hoodie, one hand resting on his forehead as he looked into the camera. The image underscored the novelty of the moment: no game prep, no production meetings, and no broadcast responsibilities.
Brady later shared another update showing how he attempted to make use of the downtime. In a second photo, he held up Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Handbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell, a bestselling book by Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle, and Eric Schmidt.
“Even get a chance to catch up on some other things,” Brady wrote, signaling a brief pivot from film study to leadership reading.
Brady is experiencing a Sunday like mere mortals
The quiet productivity didn’t last long. In his final update of the day, the Raiders’ minority owner posted a close-up photo of himself back in bed, hoodie still on, eyes half-closed.
“OK, major move… From the couch back to bed… This is what Sunday is all about.”
For someone accustomed to spending Sundays under the spotlight, Brady’s lighthearted posts offered fans a rare look at an unscheduled day – one marked not by football, but by rest, reflection, and a little boredom.
