# Tom Brady Tom Brady, the NFL quarterback behind seven Super Bowl wins, became a recurring meme target through the Deflategate scandal of 2015 and 2016. Parody accounts, autotuned press conferences, and Crying Michael Jordan photoshops turned every court ruling into fresh image macro fuel. ## Origin Brady entered meme territory well before Deflategate. The @TomBradysEgo parody Twitter feed launched in June 2011, writing tweets from the perspective of Brady's ego and pulling in over 236,000 followers within four years[1]. A May 27th, 2012 Funny or Die sketch leaned into the Boston accent joke, and on November 24th, 2013 the Fox NFL Kickoff show featured cornerback Richard Sherman reacting to a 'U mad bro?' image macro aimed at Brady[4]. The meme format broke through in 2015 during Deflategate, the dispute over whether the Patriots used under-inflated footballs in the January 2015 AFC Championship game against the Colts[1]. Catalyst event: NFL suspension handed down in May 2015. Earliest viral meme artifact: on January 30th, 2015, the schmoyoho YouTube channel uploaded an autotuned remix of Brady's Deflategate press conference, documented on the KYM entry[1]. - **Platform:** YouTube (autotune video) / Twitter (viral spread) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2015 ## Overview Tom Brady memes mostly orbit two things: the Deflategate scandal and Brady's own on-field dominance that fans outside New England love to roast. The format isn't one single image, it's a cluster of recurring bits, Crying Michael Jordan faces pasted onto Brady during courtroom sketches, autotuned press conference remixes, and parody Twitter accounts narrating his inner monologue[1]. The deflated football controversy gave the meme its biggest wave. Every time a court ruling flipped Brady's four-game suspension on or off, Twitter responded with image macros, photoshops and compilation posts[2][3]. Rival fan communities built out running jokes about Brady's reputation, his Boston accent and his almost superhero streak of winning seasons[1]. ## How to Use The typical Brady meme pairs a sports news beat with a reaction overlay. A common convention is to photoshop the Crying Michael Jordan face onto Brady's head in courtroom sketches, press conference stills, or celebration photos[2]. Others take an existing Brady pose, like the 'Bradying' planking variant, and swap faces or captions in response to the week's football news[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Tom Brady? In meme terms, Tom Brady is a long-running image macro and parody subject built around the NFL quarterback, especially his Deflategate controversy and his dominance in New England[1]. ### Where did Tom Brady come from? Brady meme content predates Deflategate, going back to the 2011 @TomBradysEgo parody account, but the format caught fire during the 2015 deflated footballs scandal and the autotuned press conference remix[1][5]. ### What does Tom Brady mean? As a meme, Brady is shorthand for both GOAT-tier NFL success and an easy villain to photoshop into mockery, which is why Crying Michael Jordan edits of him went viral after court rulings[6][7]. ### How do you use Tom Brady? People typically pair a Brady photo with a reaction face overlay or caption tied to a current football story, like courtroom sketches edited with Crying Jordan or Bradying planking shots[6][3]. ### Is Tom Brady still popular? Brady is a classic sports meme subject, with the Deflategate-era edits still circulated and the KYM entry documenting ongoing reaction compilations[1][2]. ## References 1. [http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2635550-tom-brady-deflategate-suspension-reinstated-twitter-reacts-to-latest-ruling]() 2. [http://www.latintimes.com/pulse/tom-brady-ruling-memes-internet-reacts-bradys-suspension-overturned-338613]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tom-brady]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdD5PlDAT6A]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT9pygVQwgk]() 6. [https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/724625460097855488]() 7. [https://twitter.com/cledra/status/724623751392952320]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/tom-brady Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library