Hopefully, this retirement actually sticks.
While he announced his second retirement from the National Football League on social media last week, famed quarterback Tom Brady feels a part of him can still play football professionally.
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On his podcast Let’s Go alongside Jim Gray and Tim Fitzgerald, Brady talked about his most recent retirement announcement, which was made on social media. Brady told Gray he felt it was the right time to call it a day, but a part of him still feels like he can go.
“There’s always gonna be a part (of me) that wants to play and a part of me that, you know, feels like I can play,” said Brady, per Sports Illustrated. “I think there’s just a decision to know that it’s the right time. So I think for me it’s more of just, it’s gonna end at some point, and I think now’s the time.”
Brady said while it’s not like he can’t or wouldn’t want to play football, he felt it was just time “to do other things” in life.
Co-host Gray reminded the seven-time Super Bowl champ that at he once said he would retire from the NFL when he “sucks.” Brady acknowledged that, stating “that was so long ago” and that he loved every experience in his career while stating he told his children that football isn’t about winning or losing, but rather “the process of trying to get the most out of yourself.”
“And if you feel like you’ve done it then there’s a lot to be gained from it. And if you feel like you cheated that, then you feel like you’ve cheated yourself,” said Brady. “And I think I’ve always wanted to maximize my ability as a player and now I get to maximize my ability in life as a person and as a human and as a man and as a father and as a son and as a brother and as a friend and as a teammate to different things going forward. So there’s a lot of things to be excited about.”
Brady isn’t totally leaving the world of football. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneer will transition to the world of sports broadcasting for Fox Sports in 2024.