Information broke Saturday afternoon that legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady was set to announce his retirement. It took little or no time for these studies to be refuted.
ESPN broke the story round 2:30 p.m. on Saturday with a tweet, and the cable community basketball announcers talked about Brady very often throughout their broadcast of school video games.
Round 4:30 p.m., ESPN reporters started tweeting that Brady hasn't introduced that he'll retire.
Longtime Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter Greg Auman stated the Buccaneers entrance workplace hasn't spoken with Brady
"Simply to substantiate @MikeSilver's reporting, Tom Brady has instructed Bucs GM Jason Licht since ESPN's report this afternoon that he has not decided about retirement. Does not imply he will not, however he hasn't but, by any regular requirements for letting an employer know," Auman tweeted.
NFL Community reporter Tom Pelissero stated Brady's father and agent additionally deny the famous person's retirement.
"Tom Brady's father, agent and crew have now denied that Brady has determined to retire, and his firm deleted a tweet. That does not imply Brady will not retire quickly; he is 44 and acknowledged after final week's sport he'll consider his future," Pelissero wrote.
Jenna Laine, who covers the Buccaneers for ESPN, stated Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians instructed her Brady is "not even shut" to deciding on whether or not to retire.
"Tom Brady hasn't knowledgeable the Bucs that he is retiring. Bruce Arians instructed me, "He hasn't. Not even shut to creating up his thoughts but. He instructed us," Laine tweeted.
Here is what Brady's agent said on Saturday.
Assertion from Tom Brady’s agent Don Yee: pic.twitter.com/vbUhSToYtT
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 29, 2022
Brady, 44, has performed 22 skilled seasons, received seven Tremendous Bowls and holds just about each passing document for each common season and the playoffs.
Brady spent 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, the place he received 9 AFC titles and 6 Tremendous Bowls. He spent his closing two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the place he received the NFC championship and Tremendous Bowl for the 2020 season. The Buccaneers misplaced to the San Francisco 49ers on this yr's divisional spherical regardless of Brady bringing his crew again from a 27-3 deficit.
After the last-second loss to the 49ers, Brady did not decisively reply whether or not or not he would retire as soon as his offseason begins.
Brady earlier this week stated he needs to take time to replicate upon his profession and spend time together with his household.
"There's some uncertainty about whether or not or not he'll be again with the Buccaneers in 2022," NFL Community's Ian Rapoport stated final Sunday. "From what I perceive he has not instructed the Bucs that he might be again. He is anticipated to take a while away following the season, no matter occurs, and contemplate retirement. Is it time for him to step away from the sport, take a while together with his household and deal with a few of the different issues he is doing."
Brady had among the best seasons in his profession throughout 2021. He led the league with 5,316 passing yards (a profession excessive and third-most all-time in NFL historical past). He had 43 passing touchdowns, and his 485 completions is a single-season document in league historical past.
Brady additionally grew to become the third quarterback since 1991 to guide the NFL in makes an attempt, completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns in the identical season. He is the one quarterback moreover Drew Brees with 5,000-plus yards in a number of seasons, and he joins Aaron Rodgers as the one quarterbacks with 40 or extra touchdowns in three or extra seasons.
Brady has received 5 Tremendous Bowl MVP awards—probably the most all-time. He is projected to complete within the prime three on this season's regular-season MVP voting.
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