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This Time Tom Brady Announced His Retirement On His Own Terms

Bonisiwe Shabane
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this time tom brady announced his retirement on his own terms

This story sounds a little too familiar. Exactly one year ago – literally to the day – Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL after 22 seasons in the league. It came days after ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news, which kicked off a weekend of speculation revolving around Brady's immediate NFL future before Brady eventually told the world his plans to walk away... We all know what came next: Brady unretired 40 days later, suited up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played the entire 2022 season until he and the Buccaneers lost to the Dallas Cowboys... And now, 365 days after that first retirement, here we go again. Brady announced with a social media video he is retiring "for good" after 23 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles.

He put to bed any questions about his desire to continue playing in a poignant video where Brady joked about how "you only get one super-emotional retirement essay and I used mine up last... But one can't help but compare Brady's retirement this year to the one that happened last year. There are striking differences between the circumstances surrounding each announcement — both in how they were conveyed to the public and where Brady is in his life. A look back at some of Tom Brady’s greatest career accomplishments Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL. Source: Tom Brady.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback officially announced his NFL retirement Tuesday morning, sharing a lengthy statement on his Instagram and Twitter accounts. (Click on Brady's tweet to read his full statement in a Twitter thread.) Subscribe to NBC Sports Boston's podcast network to hear our Insiders bring you the latest insights on your favorite teams! "This is difficult to write, but here goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore," Brady wrote in part. "I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention." Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has .css-wrcrjw{margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-3nqh9c{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(var(--br--palette-primary-mainChannel) / 0.4);margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-3nqh9c:hover{text-decoration-color:inherit;}.css-lu48cp{margin:0;font:inherit;color:var(--br--palette-primary-main);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(var(--br--palette-primary-mainChannel) / 0.4);margin:0;font-size:1.6rem;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;font-family:Proxima Nova,Proxima Nova Fallback Helvetica,Proxima Nova Fallback Arial;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0rem;line-height:1.92rem;color:var(--br--palette-foreground__link__secondary__default-mainChannel);font-size:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:normal;}.css-lu48cp:hover{text-decoration-color:inherit;}officially announced...

Brady's player resume stands alone as the greatest in NFL history. He holds the all-time records for Super Bowl wins (seven), Super Bowl MVP awards (five), playoff wins (35), regular-season wins (243), passing yards (84,520) and passing touchdowns (624), among other accolades. The three-time All-Pro also won three NFL regular-season MVP awards and once held the single-season passing touchdown record (50, set in 2007). NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell congratulated Brady after the quarterback announced his retirement: Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians also showed his appreciation: Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, announced his retirement on social media Tuesday morning, ending one of the greatest careers in major professional sports.

"I have always believed the sport of football is an 'all-in' proposition — if a 100% competitive commitment isn’t there, you won’t succeed, and success is what I love so much about our game,"... "There is a physical, mental and emotional challenge EVERY single day that has allowed me to maximize my highest potential. And I have tried my very best these past 22 years. There are no shortcuts to success on the field or in life. "This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention."

Brady, the No. 199 pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, is a five-time Super Bowl MVP, three-time NFL MVP and 15-time Pro Bowler, an NFL record. In 22 seasons, he completed 64.2 percent of his passes for 84,520 yards, 624 touchdowns and 203 interceptions, for a passer rating of 97.6. He won six Super Bowls in 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, before winning a seventh Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2020 season. "Tom Brady will be remembered as one of the greatest to ever play in the NFL," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "An incredible competitor and leader, his stellar career is remarkable for its longevity but also for the sustained excellence he displayed year after year.

Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl championships. “I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention,” Brady said in a statement posted to Instagram and Twitter. ESPN reported Saturday that Brady would retire, but the quarterback denied the report, telling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he hadn’t yet made up his mind about leaving, according to The Associated Press. Speaking on his “Let’s Go” podcast Monday, Brady suggested he was still considering whether to retire, and expressed disappointment that headlines about his choice dominated during a weekend with two conference championship games. “You control what you can control. People want to be in front of the news often, and I totally understand that and understand that’s the environment we’re in,” Brady said.

“But I think for me, it’s day to day for me, trying to do the best I can every day, and evaluate things as they come and try to make a great decision for...

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