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Rob Ninkovich weighed in on former teammate Tom Brady’s retirement decision

The Tom Brady Retirement Watch is heating up after the Buccaneers’ loss in the NFC Divisional Round, and Brady himself flung fuel on the fire with his latest comments as he considers his next move.

While addressing his most recent defeat and what lies ahead on the “Let’s Go!” podcast Monday, Brady repeatedly spoke about how his family — his wife, Gisele Bündchen, and his three children — will affect his future in football.

“It pains [Gisele] to see me get hit out there,” Brady said on the show. “And she deserves what she needs from me as a husband and my kids deserve what they need from me as a dad…It’s not always what I want.