Whenever a legend retires, America insists there will “never be another like them.”
Michael Jordan retires with six NBA championships, and then LeBron James comes along and takes his teams to 10 NBA Finals (and counting). Gordie Howe skates away with the NHL’s career points record, and then Wayne Gretzky beats it by more than 1,000. Joe Montana retires with four Super Bowl championships, and then along comes a guy who nearly doubles that total.
With the retirement of that last guy, though, we’re in uncharted territory. Nobody in NFL history has ever won so often, and for so long, as Tom Brady.