The 44-year-old had one of his best statistical seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 and his reasoning for retirement isn’t performance-related. Brady is ready to spend time with his family and put his legendary football career behind him.
But, of course, there’s going to be speculation that Brady could have an itch strong enough to continue playing. On his Let’s Go! podcast with Jim Gray, Brady recently left the door open on a possible return to the league.
“You know, I’m just gonna take things as they come,” Brady said. “I think that’s the best way to put it and I don’t think anything, you know, you never say never.