Tom Brady leads private workout with Buccaneers players at closed prep school in Tampa
Approximately eight of Brady's new teammates joined him for an unofficial practice
Tom Brady was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for barely a month when he was kicked out of a closed city park amid restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. A month later, the quarterback has seemingly found a better location to prepare for the 2020 NFL season, rallying about eight of his new teammates for unofficial practices at a closed preparatory school in Tampa.
According to Rick Stroud and Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times, the former New England Patriots star was spotted just after sunrise Tuesday taking the artificial turf field at Berkeley Preparatory School. It was there, the Times reported, Brady sported an orange practice jersey over shoulder pads, as well as his new Buccaneers helmet, and led a number of drills with fellow Bucs like Mike Evans, O.J. Howard and Blaine Gabbert.
Center Ryan Jensen was there to make sure Brady received the shotgun snaps before launching dozens of passes on this humid 77-degree morning ... Brady appeared to be the one organizing the route combinations and situational drills that Bucs receivers, tight ends and running backs ran for about 120 minutes Tuesday.
Berkeley Prep has been closed to students and faculty during the pandemic, but the school reportedly "opened its doors and football field" for Brady, who's evidently been eager to kick off in-person training for the new season. Scotty Miller, Cameron Brate, Ryan Griffin and Dare Ogunbowale were among other Buccaneers players spotted alongside the QB Tuesday morning, with the group reportedly running through everything from standard passing to red-zone drills.
Brady's group effort isn't the first to take place around the NFL. With team facilities just beginning to reopen, albeit without any coaches or players, a number of players have embraced home gyms and local fields for small-group workouts in lieu of any in-person offseason program.
















