--- description: In the midst of everything else going on, Boston sports fans now also have to deal with Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots. title: Fans Look to Memes as Tom Brady Says Goodbye to the Patriots image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta97d00ee46900803/698a0bac929fad0e07bf5dc0/Tom-Brady-Leaving-Patriots.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Fans Look to Memes as Tom Brady Says a Bittersweet Goodbye to the Patriots  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 18, 2020 3:25 PM CUT  Tom Brady of the New England Patriots looks on from the sideline during the the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Jan. 04, 2020. Tom Brady of the New England Patriots looks on from the sideline during the the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Jan. 04, 2020.Maddie Meyer—Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 18, 2020 3:25 PM CUT In the midst of [everything else going on throughout the world](https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/ "undefined"), Boston sports fans now also have to deal with [Tom Brady leaving the New England Patriots](https://time.com/5804605/tom-brady-leaves-patriots/ "undefined"). The superstar quarterback, who won six [Super Bowls](https://time.com/5774180/super-bowl-2020-halftime-show-recap/ "undefined") over the course of his 20-year tenure with the Pats, shared a two-part message on his social media accounts on Tuesday in which he [thanked fans](https://www.instagram.com/p/B91dEX2hgSE/ "undefined") and announced that his [“football journey will take place elsewhere”](https://www.instagram.com/p/B91c4VGheUW/ "undefined") from here on out. “Pats Nation will always be a part of me,” he wrote. “I don’t know what my football future holds but it is time for me to open a new stage for my life and career.” As could be expected, some football fans were heartbroken over the news while others celebrated it as a harbinger of the end of the Patriots’ championship dynasty. But both sides turned to memes to express their views on the matter. Here are some of the best Tom Brady memes that resulted from his decision. > [](https://twitter.com/NFL%5FMemes/status/1239898983968972800) > [](https://twitter.com/AyeYay58/status/1239906727643844608) > [](https://twitter.com/KingJosiah54/status/1239935811983831041) > [](https://twitter.com/ringer/status/1240049487738892288) > [](https://twitter.com/NFL%5FMemes/status/1240049729536495617) > [](https://twitter.com/AshWatchingTV/status/1240124778628907016) > [](https://twitter.com/arkesh%5Fray/status/1240085114731839488) > [](https://twitter.com/NFL%5FMemes/status/1239916782896533504) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5805559/tom-brady-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5805559/tom-brady-memes/"},"headline":"Fans Look to Memes as Tom Brady Says a Bittersweet Goodbye to the Patriots","datePublished":"2020-03-18T15:25:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:23.507Z","description":"\"FOREVER A PATRIOT\"","url":"https://time.com/5805559/tom-brady-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Brief","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta97d00ee46900803/698a0bac929fad0e07bf5dc0/Tom-Brady-Leaving-Patriots.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta97d00ee46900803/698a0bac929fad0e07bf5dc0/Tom-Brady-Leaving-Patriots.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tom-Brady-Leaving-Patriots","caption":"Tom Brady of the New England Patriots looks on from the sideline during the the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Jan. 04, 2020.","creditText":"Maddie Meyer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5805559/tom-brady-memes/","name":"Fans Look to Memes as Tom Brady Says a Bittersweet Goodbye to the Patriots"}}]}] ```