Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion who holds all of the NFL’s major passing records, announced in an emotional video on the beach that he is “retiring for good.”
The video was posted on his social media accounts exactly one year after he said goodbye to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to focus on his off-field commitments. He would announce his comeback less than two months later.
“Good morning guys. I’ll get right to the point,” he said in the video. “I am retiring for good. I know the process was quite a problem last time. So when I woke up this morning I thought I’d just hit record and let you know first so I won’t be You’re only getting one super emotional retirement essay and I used mine last year.
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Brady has held the Lombardi Trophy seven times and has more Super Bowl wins than any quarterback to ever play football. The quarterbacks with the second most Super Bowl wins are Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, who both won four.
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Tom Brady, shown in Super Bowl XLII against the Giants, has played in 10 Super Bowls with a combined record of 7-3.
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“Thank you guys so much, every single one of you, for supporting me. My family, my friends, my teammates, my competitors… I could go on forever. There are too many. Thank you guys for letting me live my absolute dream.
“I wouldn’t change a thing.”
Brady posted several photos of his family, friends, teammates and coaches on his Instagram Stories.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback led his team to the playoffs despite the team having many injuries and finishing 8-9. Brady finished the 2022 season with 4,694 passing yards and 25 touchdown passes. It was the sixth straight year he surpassed 4,000 or more yards.
He led the league this season in pass attempts (733) and completions (490).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady speaks to the media following his team’s 21-3 loss to the Panthers, Oct. 23, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Tom Brady with the New England Patriots.
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Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks at a tablet during the Saints game at Caesars Superdome on Sept. 18, 2022, in New Orleans.
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In Wednesday’s video, Brady referenced a message he sent on his Twitter account on Feb. 1, 2022, detailing his thought process when he retired last season. He did not specifically mention that he was retiring from football in any post.
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“It’s hard for me to write this, but here it is: I will not be making this competitive commitment anymore,” he said in part in 2022. “I’ve loved my career in the NFL, and now it’s time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention
“I’ve done a lot of thinking this past week and asked myself some tough questions,” his statement read. “And I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished. My teammates, coaches, fellow competitors and fans deserve me 100%, but right now it’s best to leave the playing field to the next generation of committed and dedicated athletes.
“My playing career has been such an exciting journey, far beyond my imagination and full of ups and downs. When you’re in it every day, you don’t really think about an end,” he continued. “As I sit here now, though, I think about all the great players and coaches I’ve had the privilege of playing with and the competition was fierce and deep, EXACTLY AS WE LIKE IT But friendships and relationships are just as cruel and deep. I will remember and cherish these memories and revisit them often. I feel like the luckiest person in the world.”
Tom Brady played for the Michigan Wolverines for four seasons, going 20-5 as a starter and winning a national championship in 1997. Coming out of college, Brady was drafted 199th overall by the New England Patriots.
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Brady later announced his return on March 13, 2022.
In October, Brady responded to the retirement rumors that had been growing as the Buccaneers struggled early in the season.
“I love the sport and my teammates,” he told the media on October 20. “And I want to do a great job for this team, as always. No retirement in the future.”
If that’s all there is to Brady, it’s been a great career.
Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the Panthers game at Bank of America Stadium on December 26, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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He retired at 45 and played longer than anyone thought.
He was a sixth round draft pick out of Michigan. The New England Patriots selected him with the 199th overall pick in the 2000 draft. He was thrust into the starting role after Drew Bledsoe was injured in 2001. The rest is essentially history.
Brady would go on to win three Super Bowls in the first four years he was named the starting quarterback. He wouldn’t win again until the 2014 season, but started a second Patriots dynasty that saw him win rings in the 2018 season.
Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers waves to the crowd after defeating the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 3, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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Tom Brady speaks at a press conference at the FC Bayern Campus after a game against the Seattle Seahawks on November 11, 2022 in Munich, Germany.
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He was granted free agency after the 2019 season and joined the Buccaneers for the 2020 season. He became the second starting quarterback to lead two teams to Super Bowl titles. In 2021, he would rank as MVP with 5,316 passing yards and 43 touchdown passes. These were the most passes he had thrown and the second most touchdown passes in a season of his career.
He will retire as the all-time leader in touchdown passes with 649, passing yards with 89,214, completions with 7,753 and attempts with 12,050.
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He was a 15-time Pro Bowler, three-time NFL MVP, three-time All-Pro, five-time Super Bowl MVP and two-time Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was named to the Hall of Fame All-Decade Team for the 2000s and 2010s.