Tom Brady defied Florida health officials and NFL coronavirus guidelines by practicing with his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates again on Thursday

He then deflected criticism with a famous quote from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1933 inauguration address: 'Only thing we have to fear is fear itself'

Roosevelt was speaking in the midst of America's Great Depression as Adolf Hitler was consolidating his power in the early days of Nazi Germany

Brady, on the other hand, was using the quote in a branded social media post that showed him drinking from a water bottle emblazoned with his 'TB12' logo

His decision to risk infection came as Florida was recording 5,000 new COVID cases for the second straight day. The NFL has advised against such practices