Tom Brady

2022 - 3 - 14

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Tom Brady's NFL return is both understandable and potentially foolish (The Guardian)

The quarterback still believes he has plenty to offer his team. But it is often the game, rather than the player, that decides when a career is over.

Brady – probably correctly – believes he has more left in the tank and he’s not yet ready to give up the only professional career he’s ever known. Brady had given us the perfect sports ending, it seemed, but it wasn’t enough for him. When given the chance, hyper-competitive superstar athletes stay in their sport for as long as their bodies can hold up and teams are willing to pay them. His final two seasons with the Washington Wizards have since become shorthand for the period when an athlete refuses to accept their professional mortality. So, it was on a random Sunday night in March – during the hours normally set aside in the US for college basketball discussion – that Tom Brady announced he is returning to the NFL. For all the excitement regarding Brady’s return, there is also a feeling of weariness, echoing that old line: “how can we miss you when you won’t go away?”

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Twitter users roast Tom Brady for announcing he's not retiring from ... (Daily Mail)

Twitter exploded with jokes after Tom Brady announced on Sunday he was coming out of retirement - after spending just about six weeks with his family.

He returned to the Yankees in 2007, where he went just 6-6 with a mediocre 4.18 ERA and finally retired after that season, although he did make a few independent league appearances in 2012. After waffling on retirement for several years, Favre finally called it quits as a member of the Green Bay Packers in 2008, only to do an about-face five months later and accept a trade to the New York Jets. Favre went just 4-12 in New York, where he was later accused of sending inappropriate pictures to a woman working for the team, and ultimately retired again in February of 2009. - Tom Brady on Twitter: "These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands. He then bought the bankrupt Penguins in 1999, saving the club from foreclosure or relocation, before deciding to return to the ice in 2000. Bulls and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reisndorf helped facilitate the decision, signing Jordan to a minor league deal and assigning him to the Double-A Birmingham Barons in 1994. By calling an audible on his decision to quit, the 44-year-old quarterback joins a celebrated group of athletes, many of whom only hurt their legacy by returning to action. Brady signed a one-year, $25 million contract extension after guiding the Bucs to a Super Bowl win last year. Brady announced his decision to retire last month, citing the desire to spend more time with his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, and three children. Michael Jordan: After winning three NBA titles, the Chicago Bulls superstar famously shocked the world in October of 1993 by retiring from basketball to take a shot at minor league baseball. - But on Sunday, he tweeted: 'I've realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands. That deal included a $20 million signing bonus, $15 million of which would have been paid to him in February. After he and Brady talked and I’m sure he convinced him to come back.'

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Tom Brady cancels NFL retirement after just two months: 'My place is ... (The Independent)

The record-breaking quarterback will return for another season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Yet on Sunday, he tweeted: “These past two months I’ve realised my place is still on the field and not in the stands. “I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.

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Tom Brady's 'last' touchdown ball sold for $518000 - before his ... (Sky News)

Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl winner, says his place is still "on the field and not in the stands" and he has "unfinished business".

He wrote: "I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. I'm coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa. Unfinished business." Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl winner, says his place is still "on the field and not in the stands" and he has "unfinished business".

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NFL legend Tom Brady backtracks on retirement and confirms return ... (Sky Sports)

Seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady has sensationally backtracked on his decision to retire from the NFL and has confirmed his intention to return in ...

"Tom has had some time for his body to heal, for him to see what the football 'afterlife' is going to look like and he doesn't like it. In fact, his U-turn comes following one of the most productive seasons of his career, across which he threw for a league-high 5,316 yards alongside 43 touchdowns. The oft-reminded aim of playing at the age of 45 was feasible. We are ecstatic that he decided to continue playing and working toward winning another championship." "As Tom said, his place right now is on the football field. "Tom is the greatest quarterback of all time who is still playing at an elite level.

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First Buccaneers free agent domino falls after Tom Brady news (The Pewter Plank)

The Buccaneers have Tom Brady back. Check that box off the Super Bowl list. But now they need to re-up his protection on the offensive line.

The rightful MVP from the 2021 season didn’t last long in free agency, and none of us will complain about that. The Buccaneers may be tight on cap space, but even they know how important keeping Brady’s jersey clean is. The Buccaneers are back in business as legitimate Super Bowl contenders.

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Conor McGregor sends message to Tom Brady as NFL star makes ... (Mirror.co.uk)

McGregor has praised NFL star Brady's "Irish spirit" after he made a retirement U-turn by confirming he will return for the Tampa Bay Bucaneers in his 23rd ...

Justin Gaethje wants the fight with McGregor, it seems everybody is wide open to the idea." Now after three defeats in his last four fights, McGregor will attempt to stop the rot when he makes his return to the octagon after breaking his leg last summer. Brady announced his retirement from the sport at the end of last season after he failed to add to his haul of seven Super Bowl trophies.

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Gisele Bündchen Responds to Tom Brady's Un-Retirement ... (Sports Illustrated)

After Tom Brady shocked the world and announced his return to the NFL on Sunday evening, his wife Gisele Bündchen commented on his Instagram post with a ...

I have always been here for you, you know that, and I’m as excited as you are for what the future holds!” But it’s not now,” Brady wrote on Instagram. “I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. “These past two months I have realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands.

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Buccaneers free agent star shows change of heart after Tom Brady ... (The Pewter Plank)

The Buccaneers already have Tom Brady and Ryan Jensen back for the 2022 season with more to come. Could Leonard Fournette join them?

These are the types of moments that fuel offseason and free agency buzz. A lengthy Instagram post thanked everyone for the memories, had several photos from the amazing moments of Playoff Lenny in Tampa, and it looked like an open and shut case. In the grand scheme of free agency, a cash-strapped team like the Buccaneers needs to focus on nearly every position other than running back.

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