Tom Brady is finally hanging his cleats up. After a remarkable 22-year run in the NFL, Brady has told Adam Schefter at ESPN that he’s retiring. While there have been better passers and more athletic quarterbacks, Brady goes out as the unquestioned greatest competitor in the history of the sport. Perhaps most impressively, he was still playing the game at a high level even at 44 years old. Brady led the league in passing yards this season with 5,316, one year after earning his fifth Super Bowl MVP award and his seventh world championship victory. Along the way, he won three MVPs and was named to 15 Pro Bowl teams.
One of those seven Super Bowl wins came at the expense of the Seahawks in what was easily the most heart-breaking matchup in franchise history. Nevertheless, Brady has earned the respect of his peers. Here’s what Seattle’s players are tweeting about 12’s retirement.