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 Razaele:
No reason to retire when he makes Miami or San Francisco into contenders, or at least he will think so.
He and the Dolphins owner had a plan last offseason for him to become the starting QB and a minority owner of the franchise (a plan involving tampering for which the Dolphins were fined by the league), so it's not much of a surprise he'd look to follow through with it now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
He and the Dolphins owner had a plan last offseason for him to become the starting QB and a minority owner of the franchise (a plan involving tampering for which the Dolphins were fined by the league), so it's not much of a surprise he'd look to follow through with it now.
How is it legal to give a player an ownership stake? Sounds like cheating the salary cap in a major way. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
He and the Dolphins owner had a plan last offseason for him to become the starting QB and a minority owner of the franchise (a plan involving tampering for which the Dolphins were fined by the league), so it's not much of a surprise he'd look to follow through with it now.
He must have really hated being in Tampa if he was looking for a way out immediately. [Reply]
