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5 signs that it was the most obvious Tom Brady wasn’t going to stay retired

Gee, who could have seen this coming?

Tom Brady is back.

And are you surprised? Really?

It was just over a month ago that the GOAT QB said he was done with the NFL, and no one really believed it.

Oh, sure, there were those who thought he might come back in a year or two, despite the fact that he completed a near-MVP season at age 44. But in hindsight, the signs were all there that he wasn’t even close to being done.

So we’ve collected a few of those here after Brady posted a tweet declaring he was coming back with Tampa Bay to run it back. Again.

Patriots fans gave Tom Brady a warm welcome back to New England, then booed him during the game

Tom Brady is back in New England!

In case you haven’t heard, Tom Brady made his return to New England on Sunday!

Football fans have been prepped for some time for the showdown between Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots. NBC ran an Adele-themed commercial in the week leading up to the game. Brady met up with Patriots owner Robert Kraft before the game and shared a special moment.

Oh, and Patriots fans gave Brady a resounding ovation when he made his signature pregame entrance as well.

The reaction from the New England faithful has been warm and welcoming to Brady, as expected, then the fans booed him once he took the field during the game! Here are all the best reactions from Patriots fans welcoming Brady back to New England.

WATCH: First takeaway of 2021 leads to Cowboys touchdown

The defense has its first takeaway of the season. Prescott and the offense took no time capitalizing with a touchdown on a pass to Cooper.

The Dallas Cowboys have been in need of defensive success for a while. The staff welcomed new defensive coordinator Dan Quinn this offseason and the team has seen a change to simplicity under their new headman. With a cast of new faces on the defense, defensive ends Demarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory have stayed right in the middle of their focus.

After a missed field goal by kicker Greg Zuerlein, Lawrence punched the ball out from running back Ronald Jones’ hands and none other than Gregory came up with the recovery. This is the first takeaway of the season for the Dallas defense and it’s a sight for sore Cowboys fan eyes. 

The offense took over at the Buccaneers’ 27-yard line and quarterback Dak Prescott continued his solid night with a five-yard strike to wide receiver Amari Cooper in the endzone to make it a 14-13 game after a missed PAT by Zuerlein.

 

Malik Hooker headlines Cowboys-Bucs Inactives for Week 1

The Cowboys have seven inactives in their opening tilt vs. Tampa Bay. S Malik Hooker is amongst the group, still working back to speed.

The Dallas Cowboys enter a big opening task in the first game of the 2021 season in a Thursday Night Football matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After moving two veterans in tight end Jeremy Sprinkle and safety Darian Thompson to the active roster, Dallas has a 55-man roster for their first tilt.

For the Cowboys, the seven inactives include safety Malik Hooker, who is working his way back after signing with the Cowboys in July as well as wide receiver Noah Brown who brings Dallas help in run blocking sets and has had some success as a receiver.

Tampa Bay had some worry with wide receiver Chris Godwin being on the injury report with a quad injury but the newly signed wideout is cleared for the game. The Buccaneers also have seven inactives for Thursday night.

Cowboys Inactives

QB Will Grier

WR Noah Brown

DE Chauncey Golston

DE Azur Kamara

LB Luke Gifford

S Malik Hooker

S Israel Mukuamu

Buccaneers Inactives

QB Kyle Trask

RB Keshawn Vaughn

WR Jaelon Darden

G Nick Leverett

DL Khalil Davis

S Jordan Whitehead

S Chris Cooper

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