The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced on a video posted on social media that he is retiring from NFL
Brady was memorably undervalued coming out of college. There were 198 players – six of them quarterbacks – selected in front of Brady in the 2000draft before the New England Patriots picked him. The Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, later recalled that Brady introduced himself by saying: “I’m Tom Brady and I’m the best decision this organisation ever made.”
Brady was correct. He started as New England’s fourth-string quarterback and slowly worked his way up to become Drew Bledsoe’s back-up. When Bledsoe was injured early in the 2001 season, Brady took over and barely looked back. He would go on to claim seven Super Bowl titles, three NFL MVP awards and nearly every significant quarterback record in league history.
“I think I’ve been on the record dozens of times saying there’s no quarterback I’d rather have than Tom Brady, and I still feel that way,” Bill Belichick, the coach with whom Brady won six titles in New England, said in 2021. “I was very lucky to have Tom as the quarterback, to coach him, and he was as good as any coach could ever ask for.”“Greatest of All Time. No question, no debate. It’s been an honor and a privilege,” wrote three-time NFL defensive player of the year JJ Watt on Twitter.
Former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter, who dominated Major League Baseball in the same way Brady did the NFL, congratulated the quarterback “on an unbelievable career. It was fun to watch.” Brady is now likely to concentrate on his lucrative off-field interests. He owns fashion and wellness businesses and last year signed a 10-year broadcasting deal with Fox Sports. The New York Post reported the deal
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