Tom Brady publicizes retirement from the NFL, swears it is ‘for good’ this time

Tom Brady on Wednesday introduced his retirement from the Nationwide Soccer League, a yr after he made the identical announcement, however then returned to play one other season.

“I do know the method was a fairly large deal final time,” Brady stated in a 53-second video. “You solely get one tremendous emotional retirement essay and I used mine up final yr.”

Brady is broadly thought of the best quarterback of all time. He finishes with quite a few NFL information and 7 Tremendous Bowl titles with the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The 45-year previous Buccaneers quarterback introduced his retirement on the identical day final yr after taking part in 22 seasons. Brady returned to the sector lower than two months after making that announcement to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, marking his 23rd season. The Bucs misplaced within the playoffs.

Pledging that his retirement is “for good” this time, Brady ends his profession with seven Tremendous Bowl wins below his belt. Brady performed for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2019 and joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.

The NFL and the Patriots despatched Brady assist on Twitter – whereas additionally poking enjoyable at the truth that that is his second retirement announcement – by recycling the effectively needs they used final yr.

Brady exits the NFL after a troublesome yr with the Bucs, the primary shedding season in his whole profession.

Exterior the NFL, Brady has confronted different losses primarily pertaining to his investments with the bankrupt cryptocurrency trade FTX. He and his spouse on the time, Gisele Bündchen, collectively owned 2 million shares of the crypto trade and likewise did public endorsements for the agency.

Bündchen and Brady finalized their divorce in October, simply earlier than the crypto agency formally collapsed.

Brady is going through lawsuits from FTX traders who say that the model’s ambassadors ought to have completed extra due diligence earlier than selling it.