Tom Brady trademarks ‘Tompa Bay.’ Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter
It’s going to take a long time for NFL fans to get used to the line “Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady” — a much longer time than it took for Brady’s management company to seek trademarks for catch phrases revolving around the football icon’s arrival in the NFC South.
While some phrases worked (“TB x TB”), one metaphorically belly flopped into a swimming pool filled with thumb tacks in the court of public opinion, and Twitter users zeroed in with the jokes.
No one, and we mean NO ONE, will be prepared to see a swarm of fan gear donning the logo “Tompa Bay” once people are allowed to stroll out of their COVID-19 quarantine bubbles.
Twitter users did not hold back on expressing their thoughts.
According to ESPN, the new phrases were filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on April 6 while “TB x TB” was filed on March 20.
The 42-year old quarterback shocked the world in March when he announced that he would not return to the New England Patriots, the team that drafted him 20 years ago. He finalized a two-year, $50 million contract with Tampa Bay just hours after announcing his departure from New England.
This story was originally published April 10, 2020 at 3:04 PM with the headline "Tom Brady trademarks ‘Tompa Bay.’ Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter."