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Tom Brady, who gained a document seven Tremendous Bowls for New England and Tampa, has introduced his retirement.
Brady — probably the most profitable quarterback in NFL historical past, and one of many best athletes in crew sports activities — posted the announcement on social media on Wednesday morning, a quick video lasting just below one minute.
“Good morning guys. I am going to get to the purpose straight away,” Brady stated because the message started. “I am retiring. For good.”
He briefly retired after the 2021 season, however wound up coming again for another 12 months with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He retired aged 45, the proprietor of quite a few passing information in an unprecedented 23-year profession.
A 12 months in the past when he retired, it was within the type of an extended Instagram put up. However about six weeks later, he determined to return again for another run.
The Buccaneers — with whom he gained a Tremendous Bowl two seasons in the past — made the playoffs once more this season, shedding of their play-off opener.
And on the time, it begged the query about whether or not Brady would play once more.
Solely a few weeks later, he has given the reply.
“I do know the method was a fairly large deal final time, so after I wakened this morning, I figured I’d simply press document and allow you to guys know first,” Brady stated within the video.
“I will not be long-winded. You solely get one tremendous emotional retirement essay and I used mine up final 12 months.
“I actually thanks guys a lot, to each single one among you for supporting me. My household, my associates, teammates, my opponents. I may go on ceaselessly. There’s too many.
“Thanks guys for permitting me to stay my absolute dream. I would not change a factor. Love you all.”
Brady is the NFL’s profession chief in passing yards (89,214) and touchdowns (649). He is the one participant to win greater than 5 Tremendous Bowls and has been MVP within the sport’s greatest recreation 5 instances.
Famously underrated coming into the NFL — he was picked 199th within the 2000 draft by the Patriots, behind six different quarterbacks, three kickers and a punter — Brady definitely wasn’t anticipated to turn into synonymous with greatness.
He performed in a single recreation as a rookie, finishing one among three passes for six yards.
The following 12 months, all of it modified.
Brady took over because the Patriots’ starter, the crew beat the St. Louis Rams within the Tremendous Bowl that capped the 2001 season, and he and New England coach Invoice Belichick had been effectively on their technique to turning into probably the most profitable coach-QB duo in soccer historical past.
Extra Tremendous Bowl wins got here after the 2003 and 2004 seasons. The Patriots returned to soccer’s mountaintop for a fourth time in Brady’s period a decade later to cap the 2014 season, the beginning of three extra titles in a span of 5 years.
In 2020, he joined the Buccaneers and gained his seventh Tremendous Bowl. He spent his final three years with Tampa Bay, getting them to the play-offs in every of these seasons.
“I believe I have been on the document dozens of instances saying there is no quarterback I would quite have than Tom Brady, and I nonetheless really feel that approach,” Belichick stated in 2021.
Brady has gained three NFL MVP awards, been a first-team All-Professional 3 times and chosen to the Professional Bowl 15 instances.
Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen final 12 months finalized their divorce after 13 years of marriage.
It was introduced final 12 months that when Brady retires from enjoying, he would be a part of Fox Sports activities as a tv analyst in a 10-year, $US375 million ($A530 million) deal.
