Tom Brady announces he’s retiring from football ‘for good’

Brady broke the news in a video he shared on Twitter.

Tom Brady announced this morning that he’s retiring from football – for good this time. Brady broke the news in a video he shared on Twitter.

Brady ends his career having played 335 regular season games, totaling 89,214 passing yards, 649 touchdowns and 212 interceptions. His record as a starting QB was 251-82. The postseason is of course where Brady really made his mark. He appeared in a remarkable 48 playoff game, going 35-13 and winning seven Super Bowls.

The Seahawks went 2-2 against Brady in his career.

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Denials come fast and furious after Tom Brady retirement report

Tom Brady may be retiring this offseason, but per multiple denials after the ESPN story, it may not be anytime soon.

The absolute worst nightmare for any reporter is to be sure you’re right on a story, to put it out there into the universe, and then, to discover that just about everybody is pushing back on it.

This appears to be the world inhabited by ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington, two longtime reliable NFL reporters, who seemed to break the story on Saturday afternoon that Tom Brady was retiring after 22 NFL seasons.

Whatever “sources” told Schefter and Darlington this may be right, but it may be a “not now” scenario… or the story is wrong altogether. Ouch. In any case, the denials came from everywhere — from other renowned reporters, from the Buccaneers, from Brady’s agent, and from Brady’s own family. From those sources, the word is clear — whatever decision Brady makes about his professional future, he hasn’t made it yet.

The best refutation came from ESPN Buccaneers reporter Jenna Laine, which created the odd situation of ESPN refuting ESPN’s own report.

So, we’re back where we started, folks. The GOAT may play again, and he may not. We can but wait and see.

Could Tom Brady’s potential retirement change how the Eagles’ approach QB position in 2022?

If Tom #Brady is indeed retiring, could the news and the trickle-down effect impact how Howie #Roseman approaches the #Eagles quarterback position in 2022 and going forward? #NFCEast #NFLDraft2022 #RussellWilson

Things happen in the NFL and just hours after news broke that Tom Brady could very well retire after 22 seasons, the landscape around the NFC could change drastically over the next few weeks.

With such a sudden change, the question has to be asked, could Brady walking away from the game induce Howie Roseman to potentially change his approach to the 2022 offseason and the Eagles quarterback position as a whole?

Here’s a brief breakdown of how Brady’s retirement could impact the Buccaneers and the potential trickle-down impact, coupled with an assessment of the NFC as a whole.