Even though it appears Tom Brady is fully and completely retired, The Athletic's Mike Sando did include the future Hall of Famer on the list of to be considered for his annual quarterback tiers that was unveiled earlier this week.
Brady wasn't included in that article because he's not on a roster, but Sando noted in a separate article that was posted Thursday the seven-time Super Bowl champion received votes from the 50 people surveyed in each of the top three tiers.
The majority of Brady's votes were in the second tier (27), with 16 voters putting him in the first tier and seven in the third tier.