As rumors of his retirement continued to flow into throughout social media, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said Monday that he had not but decided on hanging up his cleats.

Brady, 44, said on his SiriusXM podcast Let's Go! that he was "nonetheless going by means of the method I mentioned I used to be going by means of. I believe when the time is correct, I am going to be capable of decide come what may."

"We're in such an period of knowledge and other people need to be in entrance of the information usually. I completely perceive that," Brady continued. "I perceive that is the atmosphere we're in. I believe for me, it is simply actually everyday with me."

Brady added that he had not selected a timeline for when his retirement resolution could be made.

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Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady is seen right here in the course of the NFC Divisional Recreation towards the Los Angeles Rams. Brady said Monday that he had not but made a last resolution on whether or not or to not retire, regardless of rumors circulating throughout social media Saturday that the 44-year-old had determined to hold up his cleats for good. Kevin C. Cox/Getty

The sports activities world was despatched reeling this previous Saturday with the information that Brady, thought-about by most soccer analysts to be the best NFL quarterback ever, had determined to retire. The information was first damaged by ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Nevertheless, Schefter later tweeted a textual content that he appeared to obtain from Brady's agent, Don Yee, which said that: "With out moving into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what is being reported, Tom would be the solely particular person to specific his plans with full accuracy."

"He is aware of the realities of the soccer enterprise and planning calendar in addition to anyone, in order that must be quickly," Yee continued.

Regardless of Schefter's strolling again of Brady's retirement, quite a few retailers picked up on the information. This consists of the NFL itself, who even printed a retrospective on their web site wanting again on Brady's profession.

Brady's personal athletic equipment firm, TB12 Sports activities, tweeted out a tribute to their namesake and founder with a listing of his quite a few accomplishments. Nevertheless, this tweet was deleted inside an hour of Brady's retirement experiences being placed on ice.

Past the information world, a lot of Brady's present and former teammates took to social media to specific their greatest needs for the "retired" quarterback.

"Thanks for the recollections, babe," tweeted former New England Patriots vast receiver Julian Edelman. Brady and Edelman fashioned a harmful duo in the course of the latter's 12 years with New England.

Whereas Edelman's tweet remained on-line as of Monday, different tributes to the quarterback had been posted after which deleted by just a few of his Buccaneers teammates. Tampa Bay vast receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin had been two of essentially the most notable names to pen tweets to Brady that quickly after disappeared.

Irrespective of the variety of mistimed tributes, Brady made it clear Monday that he had not decide relating to the way forward for his NFL profession. This mirrored a sentiment that he expressed throughout a earlier episode of Let's Go! launched final week, by which he said that his household's needs would play an enormous half in his resolution.

"It is not all the time what I need. It is what we would like as a household," Brady had mentioned. And I am going to spend so much of time with them and determine sooner or later what's subsequent."

Brady merely added that "I am going to know after I know."

If he does resolve to make the information official, Brady would retire as probably the most completed gamers within the historical past of the sport.

By way of 20 years with New England and the previous two with Tampa, Brady by no means noticed a shedding season. He's the NFL's quarterback record-holder for quite a few statistics, together with completions, passing yards, and landing passes thrown.

Brady has appeared in a document 10 Tremendous Bowl video games, successful the large dance seven occasions and being named the sport's MVP in 5 of them.

Newsweek has reached out to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for remark.

Replace (01/31/2022, 8 p.m. ET): This story has been up to date with further info.