23 years ago, Thomas Patrick Edward Brady Jr. was signed as a 6th-round draft pick. As of his current official retirement announcement on the 1st of February, 2023, he holds nearly every NFL quarterback record.
However, it might, even now, not be the end of the road for the 45-year-old. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has said he would offer the greatest quarterback of all time a 1-day contract so that he could retire as a Patriot.
“Not only do I want it, our fans are clamoring for it and to us, he always has been and always will be a Patriot,” Kraft continued at a press conference.
“We’ll do everything we can in our power to bring him back, sign off as a Patriot and find ways to honor him for many years to come. He did so much to bring life and good cheer to our community and he’s a beloved figure and he’s earned the respect and love that people feel for him like no other athlete in our town and we’ve had some great ones.”
After two decades of unprecedented dominance as the star of the Patriots, Brady did one of the hardest things to do in sport—transfer to another team and continue winning exactly as before. When Brady won Super Bowl LV with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it was only the 7th time in history that the Wildcard team won it, and also the first time Tampa Bay had.
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He became the second player in history to win the Super Bowl with two different teams, but the first to win Super Bowl MVP with two different teams.
Brady retires with more NFL championship wins than any other player and holds countless records for passing, wins, touchdowns, and individual accolades.
Perhaps a good method of summarizing his performance was recently written in a CBS report, which was that if one divides Brady’s career into three decades, each one would mark a Hall of Fame-worthy career.
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“Words cannot adequately express the gratitude my family, the New England Patriots and our fans have for everything he has done,” Kraft continued in a statement.
“It’s been a blessing for me to watch him grow, first as a young professional on the field, but most importantly, as a person off it. He is one of the most loving, caring and passionate players I have ever known and I will always consider him a part of our family.”
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Tom Brady deserves respect, both on and off the field as a role model. Tom has revealed his daily routine that enabled him to keep playing at a 100 percent level for years. Morning exercise, drinking lots of water, eating mostly vegetables and using a foam roller on his sore muscles have kept him going to set new records in the painful game of football. We can all learn from the Great Tom Brady.