[Editor’s note: We ran this when Tom Brady retired the first time, so we’ve updated it for 2023.]
Tom Brady is retiring. Again. But this time, it’s officially official, “for good,” he said.
The 45-year-old called it quits after his Tampa Bay Buccaneers were eliminated by the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card round last month, and with that decision, the single-greatest career in the history of the league comes to a close.
It’s hard to put into words just how dominant Brady was, so perhaps some numbers can help us out. It’s well-known that he holds practically every career passing record in league history and that he’s the NFL’s all-time winningest quarterback. But that doesn’t even really begin to scratch the surface of Brady’s unbelievable career.
Here are 10 mind-blowing (but absolutely true) statistics that demonstrate just how special a player he was.