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]
Originally Posted by Zap Rowsdower:
What are the odds that he stays retired? I am saying 90% because if he comes back again he would receive an insane amount of ridicule. Leaving the 10% in there because i think he's a football addict and I could see him getting withdraws in March and finding a new team.
It feels like he's done after we saw him literally flinch before every hit. Clearly he became scared of getting hit but on the other hand if he gets a few months off to rest he may be stupid enough to think he can go another year.
Only when 2023 is over and he didn't play would I truly 100% believe he's done or if he actually signed his retirement papers. Same with Gronk. Gronk has never signed his because of Brady. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Zap Rowsdower:
What are the odds that he stays retired? I am saying 90% because if he comes back again he would receive an insane amount of ridicule. Leaving the 10% in there because i think he's a football addict and I could see him getting withdraws in March and finding a new team.
Until he proves otherwise, I give it a 90% chance he keeps playing. I was skeptical about his first retirement last year, and sure enough he decided to keep playing. [Reply]