Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac outlast Tom Brady in $269m Hollywood race to Premier League riches

Congratulations to Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac. Tom Brady coldly bailed on Birmingham City , barely a year after making himself the centerpiece of a five-part documentary about grit, resilience and his inner devotion to the Blues. “The reality is, it’s been a s*** year,” Brady said in Episode 1 of ‘Built In Birmingham: Brady & The Blues.’ “What’s the problem? Is it the players or the coach? Well, we’ve already changed the coaches. It’s really the players.” The seven-time Super Bowl champion also called Birmingham City’s players ‘lazy’ and ‘entitled’ back then. “Let’s take no f****** prisoners,” Brady said. “We’ll get it done how we gotta get it done.” Fifteen months after appearing cutthroat and cool while looking like he was suddenly super into the EFL, Brady has called it quits while Birmingham City stands on top of the Championship with 29 points. Super-fan Steven Knight must have been too busy waiting on the next James Bond announcement to remind Brady that it takes more than 15 matches to be promoted to the next level. Something is off here and Monday’s shock announcement didn’t make sense. “Birmingham City Football Club expresses its sincere gratitude to Tom Brady for his involvement with and unwavering support for the club over the last three years,” the club said in a statement. “It was truly amazing to have someone with Tom’s experience and passion associated with the club, and the club looks forward to continuing to build on that foundation from the training ground to the Birmingham community.” Brady did the media rounds and random flyovers with the Blues. But how committed was he, really, to the team, supporters, decades upon decades of history, and finally rising from the second-level Championship to the glory of the Premier League ? “It’s always more fun to beat your friends,” Brady posted last April, after Birmingham City topped Wrexham 2-0. Maybe Brady woke up feeling like a normal human being on Monday and realized that — like everyone has been telling him the last two years — the best quarterback in NFL history can’t do everything . It shouldn’t be a personal money problem, since the American football GOAT has a historic $375 million contract to call NFL games for FOX. Brady also has no issues blurring the lines of sports reality as a minority Las Vegas Raiders owner who occasionally curses on live TV and bad mouths referees . No one questions how devoted Reynolds and Rob Mac are to the Red Dragons, the club’s supporters and the community. ‘Welcome To Wrexham,’ which introduced millions of Americans to football (soccer) and is a much better watch than the super-glossy ‘ Ted Lasso ,’ is now expected to reach eight seasons. “Congrats to our Emmy-winning doc team, the town, and Wrexham AFC for always making things so dramatic and stressy. Good for TV, bad for blood pressure,” Reynolds posted. Wrexham currently stands in 15th in the Championship, while veteran manager Phil Parkinson regularly faces questions about his future . But Hollywood actors best known for Deadpool and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have consistently put in the time, while balancing delirious joy with searing heartbreak. Maybe there’s more to Brady’s English football story. But on the morning after, it looks like the 49-year-old ex-QB simply walked away from a brief flirtation. Brady bailed when the Blues were in sight of The Prem and a $269m payday for being promoted to the best football league in the world. “I’m a little worried about our head coach’s work ethic,” said Brady, when he called out then-coach and England great Wayne Rooney . In the end, Brady wasn’t built for Birmingham. Sign up for talkSPORT Stateside , the YouTube channel dedicated to passionate US Sports fans. Will Gavin, Brian T. Smith, former NFL star Efe Obada and a collection of special guests debate the biggest talking points across the NFL, soccer, NBA and more.