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 KC_Connection:
He also probably saw the writing on the wall there in terms of their time as a contender being over.
Makes sense. If he came back he would only go to a stacked team. Zero chance of spoiling his legacy by making him earn it with lesser talent. He might not want Miami though as their defense is not very good (and he needs a Top 10 one to win anything. I would love seeing the mental gymnastics Patriots fans go through if he went there and beat them with an AFCE team. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tredadda:
Makes sense. If he came back he would only go to a stacked team. Zero chance of spoiling his legacy by making him earn it with lesser talent. He might not want Miami though as their defense is not very good (and he needs a Top 10 one to win anything. I would love seeing the mental gymnastics Patriots fans go through if he went there and beat them with an AFCE team.
Buffalo fans will really start crying too. [Reply]
I'm increasingly convinced the guy has some legit mental issues going on. Or at least he's tied his sense of self so strongly to football that he doesn't know how to quit. [Reply]
