Just days away from Super Bowl LV, we finally know the real reason Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Okay⊠thatâs not exactly true. But, we did get a funny, made-up explanation in a new T-Mobile commercial. The catch? You wonât see it during the Super Bowl.
The new commercial tells the story of how a bad cell phone connection led the former New England Patriots to team back up in Florida. In the commercial, Brady Calls Gronk to discuss retirement and the tight end is, actually, very supportive.
âIf you retire now, youâll be walking on soft sand in a week,â Gronkowski says. âJust come to Florida and feel the wind in your hair.â
However, due to a choppy connection, Brady receives a very different message:
âYou retire now, youâre soft and weak. Just come to Florida and win another one.â
âŠand just like that, Brady is heading south and Gronk is âretiring from retirement.â
Although you can view the commercial now, donât expect to see it during the big game. A spokesperson for T-Mobile told Boston.com that âall we know is â even after editing â we got an email saying it was banned, referring to the âprotected telco rights deal.'â The company did not, however, say whether it was CBS or the NFL that made the decision to ban the commercial.
Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile, posted the following message to Twitter Friday:
âHere it is! Our spot that was BANNED from the big game. Good, right?? I mean why would their âtelco sponsorâ not want you to see this!!? #TheGOATin5Gâ
Although T-Mobile did not name the company outright, Verzion signed a two-year deal to become the âOfficial 5G Innovation Partner of the NFLâ in 2019.
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