We’ve already heard what New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had to say about this whole retirement business after the Pats’ loss to the Tennessee Titans earlier this week.
“I would say it’s pretty unlikely, but … yeah, hopefully unlikely.”
So if you’re reading into that, it sounds like he has more football left to play. And if you’re reading the tea leaves in his most recent Instagram post, I’m going to go ahead and say he’s leaning toward returning for another season (although we’ll see if that’s with the Patriots).
Here’s what popped up on his Instagram account Wednesday morning:
I just wanted to say to all of our fans, THANK YOU! After a few days of reflection, I am so grateful and humbled by the unconditional support you have shown me the past two decades. Running out of that tunnel every week is a feeling that is hard to explain. I wish every season ended in a win, but that’s not the nature of sports (or life). Nobody plays to lose. But the reward for working hard is just that, the work!! I have been blessed to find a career I love, teammates who go to battle with me, an organization that believes in me, and fans who have been behind us every step of the way.
Every one of us that works at Gillette Stadium strived to do their best, spent themselves at a worthy cause, and prepared to fail while daring greatly (h/t Teddy Roosevelt). And for that, we’ve been rewarded with something that the scoreboard won’t show – the satisfaction of knowing we gave everything to each other in pursuit of a common goal. That is what TEAM is all about.
In both life and football, failure is inevitable. You dont always win. You can, however, learn from that failure, pick yourself up with great enthusiasm, and place yourself in the arena again.And that’s right where you will find me. Because I know I still have more to prove.
For those of you scoring at home, that’s 234 words that end with “I know I still have more to prove.” Seems pretty obvious to me what that means.
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