Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is retiring from football, ESPN reported Saturday.
The 44-year-old spoke to mulling the decision perhaps as long as “a month or longer” following the Buccaneers’ divisional playoff loss to the St. Louis Rams last Sunday, but he apparently only needed about a week.
Brady led the Bucs to a Super Bowl championship last season and signed a restructured contract that includes next season, leading some to believe he might make a 2022 return.
The certain future Hall of Famer also led the NFL in passing yards with a career-high 5,316 yards and tossed 43 touchdown passes, showing no signs of a physical decline.
Brady, a 15-time Pro Bowler, three-time MVP and seven-time Super Bowl champion is also the league’s all-time leader in passes completed, passing yards and passing touchdowns.
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