The 44-year-old quarterback would have decided to end 22 seasons in the NFL and seven Super Bowls with victory.
Tom Brady (Buccaneers), considered the best player in the history of the NFL, will retire after 22 successful seasons in which he won a record seven Super Bowl titles, US media reported on Saturday.
The current quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 44 years old, left his future in the air after the elimination of his Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the divisional round of the American Football League (NFL).
Shortly after this report, ESPN released a statement from Don Yee, Brady’s agent, in which he notes that the player “will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy.”
He knows the realities of the football business and the planning schedule as well as anyone, so this will be soon.
Without the player himself having made his decision public, several figures from this sport and teammates began to say goodbye to the legendary ‘quarterback’.
The NFL itself, on his Twitter account, he wrote “Thanks tom” next to the acronym “GOAT”, the initials in English of “The greatest of all time”.
“Thank you for everything older brother, it was an honor,” the recipient also wrote on Twitter. Mike Evans, teammate in Tampa.
Led by coach and mentor Bill Belichick, Brady led the New England Patriots through two remarkable decades to six Super Bowl titles.
In 2020, the quarterback left the franchise of his life to join the Buccaneers, who were one of the weakest teams in the nfl and had not qualified for the playoffs since 2007.
When few expected him to return to the top, Brady led the ‘Bucs’ to a new title at the age of 43. Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021.
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With seven championships and 10 Super Bowl appearances, more than any NFL franchise, Brady still led Tampa to a record of 13 wins and 4 losses in the regular season this season.
Brady’s dream of an eighth championship was dashed Sunday with the 30-27 defeat in the divisional round against the Rams, in which the ‘quarterback’ was about to star in another miraculous comeback after trailing 27-3 in the third quarter.
If the withdrawal is confirmed, Brady would leave the NFL with a total of three MVP awards (Most Valuable Player), 15 elections to the Pro Bowl (All-Star Game) and as the historical leader in passing yards. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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