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NFL quarterback Brady breaches lockdown rules

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Quarterback Tom Brady won the Super Bowl on six occasions with the New England Patriots before he joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March in a two-year deal worth a reported $50m (£40.2m)

With sports facilities closed around the world, athletes are struggling to stay fit, but NFL quarterback Tom Brady has fallen foul of lockdown rules in Tampa, Florida - by training in a public park.

During a Facebook Live chat on Monday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said a parks worker "saw an individual working out in one of our downtown parks, she went to tell him it was closed - and it was Tom Brady."

Neither Brady, 42, nor his American football team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has responded publicly and US media has reported that Brady was not fined.

A tweet from the official City of Tampa account then said: "Sorry @TomBrady! Our @tampaparksrec team can’t wait to welcome you and our entire community back with even bigger smiles — until then, stay safe and stay home as much as you can to help flatten the curve."