EDIT: Timeline below.
1. Darlington & Schefter report Brady is retiring.
2. TB12, Tom’s brand/company, tweet (then later delete) about his retirement.
3. Toms teammates tweet about his retirement.
4. Tom’s agent, dad, Arians, and Licht all say Tom hasn’t decided yet.
5. Ian Rappaport says many sources confirm Tom plans to retire but the pushback is due to timing.
6. Tom announces retirement again in 2023. [Reply]
I'm not surprised about the 49ers, they have their own rags to riches guy in Purdy. Unless Tua is completely out of the Dolphins future, Miami wouldn't have been for him, either. Tom Brady takes a 2nd seat to no one!!!! Raiders--please tell me you're kidding. He wouldn't go anywhere he didn't have a strong supporting cast on both sides of the ball because it might damage his image.
I'll I'll say is buh-bye, don't let the door hit you in the ass. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Vladimir_Kyrilytch:
Brady as color commentator is gonna be a circle of hell. He has already said he is gonna be extra hard on quarterbacks cause he is the best of all time and his expectations and standards for QBs are extremely high.
So now we will get to hear Brady the announcer belittle Mahomes to protect his manufactured status as the best. It's gonna be infuriating. Chuckle chuckle, Al!
I already am budgeting around replacing my TV multiple times during NFL seasons from all the screens broken by remote controls fired at em.
At least it be primarily NFC games. Lot of bad QB’s in the NFC. Not sure how good that will look for Brady to talk a bunch of smack about guys that we already know are not very good. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
At least it be primarily NFC games. Lot of bad QB’s in the NFC. Not sure how good that will look for Brady to talk a bunch of smack about guys that we already know are not very good.
Thank the lord for that. That is big.
There is also some hope that those "alternate announcer" broadcasts catch on more, so Brady could be switched to literally anyone else.
The mute button of course is always there. But I like to hear the Chop. [Reply]
Mike Francesa destroyed the Brady Goat shit today. I wish I could embed the video. He said he wasn't the best regular season QB because Manning was. Not the best SB qb because Montana was. All his numbers prove that fron season the season. He played the longest and fell into a good situation. He played longer and had more opportunity on good teams. [Reply]
I’m just thankful he made the announcement this week. I’m shocked he didn’t wait until Saturday morning before the Superbowl so he could steal as much attention as possible from the game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by stevegroganfan:
Even as a big Brady fan this is the best news for the Bucs championship aspirations. Why? The team lost tremendous talent after the 2021-2 season and it was only going to get worse since they are in cap hell. Now, they can rebuild and trade away a few veterans for picks. Or at least, they can have a reset year and solve a good portion of their cap woes while getting a high draft pick.
I’d take either Godwin, or Evans off their hands! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pablo:
I’m just thankful he made the announcement this week. I’m shocked he didn’t wait until Saturday morning before the Superbowl so he could steal as much attention as possible from the game.
What if he announces on Saturday or Sunday of Super Bowl weekend that he's coming back and joining another team? I wouldn't be shocked if he does something like that. [Reply]
Originally Posted by oldman:
I'm not surprised about the 49ers, they have their own rags to riches guy in Purdy. Unless Tua is completely out of the Dolphins future, Miami wouldn't have been for him, either. Tom Brady takes a 2nd seat to no one!!!! Raiders--please tell me you're kidding. He wouldn't go anywhere he didn't have a strong supporting cast on both sides of the ball because it might damage his image.
I'll I'll say is buh-bye, don't let the door hit you in the ass.
SF might reach out. Lance tore his ACL and Purdy has to have Tommy Johns. Brady will want to start and SF QB situation right now is question marks. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GloucesterChief:
He was a spokesperson for FTX. There is a reason he and Giselle are being sued for it.
You can try to sue anyone for anything. Brady did nothing wrong by being a paid spokesperson or even investing in a company that did not work out. [Reply]