Tom Brady was seen leaving Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, with the NFL legend photographed departing alone before 10 p.m.
The 48-year-old appeared subdued as he sat in the back of a car that drove him away from the famed New York venue. The celebration in Midtown Manhattan was reportedly expected to continue until about 4 a.m. Saturday, but Brady seemed to wrap up his night well before the party reached its peak.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion, often regarded as the greatest quarterback in NFL history, was among roughly 1,000 guests invited to celebrate the high-profile couple’s big day.
Brady, who is famously disciplined about his health and lifestyle, may simply have had enough of the social circuit. Earlier in the week, he attended Michael Rubin’s annual White Party in the Hamptons, a short trip from New York City.
Alix Earle, who was photographed appearing close with Brady on a couple of occasions earlier this year, was also on Rubin’s guest list. The Fanatics founder reportedly shifted the date of his star-studded gathering this year to avoid overlapping with the wedding dominating public attention.
Brady was dressed sharply for the occasion in a black suit and tie. Inside, he would have been surrounded by plenty of familiar faces from the NFL world, including Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs teammates — with the exception of Harrison Butker — along with several players and coaches from other teams.
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In fairness, Brady wasn’t the only one who left early. ESPN’s Stephen A Smith ducked out before midnight and Hugh Grant was also pictured exiting around an hour after Brady, as was Chris Rock.
Brady is widely considered one of America’s most eligible bachelors – certainly now Kelce is taken – after splitting with his wife of 13 years, the Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, in October 2022.
He has stayed single since, although he started 2026 by being linked to influencer Earle. Other romance rumors have seen Brady linked to Sofia Vergara, Brooks Nader and Irina Shayk.
He and Earle were pictured getting handsy at a New Year’s event in St Barths and then again at a Super Bowl party in San Francisco back in February. Earle was also at Rubin’s party just a few days ago.
Ex-wife Bundchen, meanwhile, has moved on with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, with whom she has had a child.
Brady, meanwhile, still would have witnessed the event that the world is waiting with bated breath to learn more about. Guests were sworn to secrecy over the venue, the date and even who else would be attending.
After the marriage ceremony was complete, screens outside the venue officially announced that Swift and Kelce were married.
‘JUST&T MARRIED’ read the message, officially confirming the news that everybody had been waiting for.
Brady, 48, has been one of America’s most eligible bachelors since his 2022 divorce
Another big sporting presence in ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith also left MSG before midnight
Swift’s representatives then released a statement revealing that the ceremony was officiated by comedian and Hollywood actor Adam Sandler and that neither one of the happy couple had traditional wedding groups.
Instead, Jason Kelce was best man for his younger brother while Swift’s brother Austin was her ‘Man of Honor.’
Once the party is over, though, Kelce might have some unhappy friends to be dealing with.
Sources told the Daily Mail that some of his Chiefs teammates, as well as front office employees, were disheartened to be left out of parts of the two-day celebration, such as Thursday’s rehearsal dinner.
Many Chiefs players, including Kelce and his new wife, are heading to Orange County, California, next week for their former teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster’s wedding.
Then, they’ll have a break before training camp begins on July 29 ahead of the new NFL season in September.
