Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, Tom Brady, stated this Monday on his podcast “Let’s Go” that he has not made a decision regarding retiring after 22 seasons in the NFL.
On Saturday several sources stated that the considered best player in the history of the NFL had announced his retirement, for which he took the initiative to give greater context to your situation.
“I don’t know. I’ll know when the time is right. There is a lot of interest in when I will stop playing; I understand. When I know I will know, when I don’t know, I don’t know. I’m not going to rush to a conclusion on that,” was his explanation.
The reactions of figures from the league, as well as from the NFL, piled up in farewells and tributes for the holder of seven Super Bowl rings.
The last game of the quarterback in this season it was in the defeat of Tampa Bay in the divisional round of the National Conference by 30-22 against the Rams. Brady still has a year left on his contract with the Bucs, so he explained that he still has to take several things into account.
“Sometimes it takes time to really assess how you feel and what you want to do. I think that when the time is right I will be ready to make a decision, one way or the other, just as I had already said”, he insisted.
Last Saturday, after the cascade of messages to dismiss the career of the quarterback, his agent Don Yee wanted to clarify the situation.
“I understand the speculation advanced regarding Tom’s future . Without getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what is being reported, Tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy, something that should happen soon,” Yee commented.
In his podcast the The legend also explained that it was never his intention to detract from the NFC and AFC finals that were about to be played.
“The focus should be on those big games, I was trying to enjoy a great weekend of games. It didn’t happen that way because my phone rang all the time, but it’s part of the situation I’m in.”
Tom Brady; 15 Pro Bowl times, NFL record; he finished the season 2021 as the number one passer in yards with 5.316 and with the most touchdowns, 43. He also closed his participation in the playoffs with 86 touchdown passes in his career, another league mark.