Report: Tom Brady's father weighs on retirement drama
Tom Brady Sr, the father of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion, says that his son has not retired yet, according to KRON4 sports reporter Kylen Mills. This report comes in response to Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington’s previous report that Brady planned to retire after 22 seasons in the NFL.
According to the report, Tom Brady Sr claims that an online publication began circulating an “unsubstantiated rumor” that his son planned to retire, but now multiple NFL insiders are reporting news contrary to that statement.
Others to come out against the initial ESPN report that Brady will retire include Tampa Bay executives and head coach Bruce Arians, who say they spoke with their quarterback about the situation. Those reports instead claim that he has not made a decision, but that one will come soon.
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Don Yee, Tom Brady’s agent, released a statement via text message regarding Brady’s retirement that was announced Saturday afternoon.
“I understand the advance speculation about Tom [Brady’s] future. Without getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what’s being reported, Tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy,” Yee wrote. “He knows the realities of the football business and planning calendar as well as anybody, so that should be soon.”
The Seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback will go down as the best quarterback of all-time in the minds of the many. Nobody was a fiercer competitor, and nobody defied Father Time like Brady.
While Brady is walking away from the game, it’s clear he still has more left in the tank. At the age of 44, the Buccaneers quarterback is coming off one of his best statistical season. Brady threw for 5,316 yards and 43 touchdowns this past season for Tampa Bay. It’s not a case of the body failing his competitiveness.
“[Brady] talked on his podcast this past week with Jim Gray about the fact that it’s time to spend more time with family [with the] sacrifice the NFL takes,” Adam Schefter said on ESPN. “If you look at the body of work after 22 seasons, becoming the most accomplished passer and player in NFL history. Seven rings. What else is there to do at this point in time? It’s time to move onto the next chapter of your life, to spend time with your family, to go onto other business ventures.
Beloved in New England and also beloved in Tampa Bay, Brady is one of only two men to win a Super Bowl quarterbacking two separate franchises. Additionally, he has wreaked havoc on every team in the NFL — defeating every franchise at least once.