In an emotional message posted Wednesday on Instagram, the 45-year-old quarterback confirmed that he is ending his prolific NFL career after 23 seasons.
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Tom Brady the final three of which were spent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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This comes one year after he was rushed into retirement by news leaks and then changed his mind 40 days later.
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“Hey guys I’ll get to the point right away. I’m retiring. For good,” Brady said in a 53-second social-media selfie video filmed on a beach.
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I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up this morning I figured I’d just press record and let you guys know first.
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Brady was about to be a free agent for the second time in his career.
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Tom Brady joined the Buccaneers in 2020 after 20 seasons with the Patriots and won a Super Bowl with the team in February 2021.
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The past season has been a challenging one for Brady, who finalized his divorce from wife Gisele Bundchen in October 2022.
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Brady’s retirement announcement Wednesday comes exactly a year after the quarterback first revealed in February 2022 that he was stepping away from football.
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Brady has more Super Bowl wins than all 32 franchises, which was about the unlikeliest scenario when he was drafted with a sixth-round pick in 2000 to be a rookie third-stringer.
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