Tom Brady retired shortly after the Bucs’ playoff loss to the Rams, saying he wanted to spend time with his family, move on to other things in his life and all the other cliche stuff that athletes say when they decide to call it quits.
Then just 41 days later he announced that his retirement was over and he’d be rejoining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd season in the NFL.
Things can sure change in a hurry!
Peyton Manning, who had a ton of battles against Brady back in the day, joked on Sunday that he gave Brady some retirement gifts and that he wants them back. Those gifts were a letter in which Manning apparently heaped a ton of praise on Brady and a bottle of wine.
Here’s Manning having some fun on Sunday:
Peyton Manning said that, when Tom Brady retired, he sent him a handwritten note and a bottle of wine.
Now, he jokes, he wants the letter and the wine back.@1MINTCollective pic.twitter.com/0omJtNjDLe
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 26, 2022
Peyton Manning will have to wait out Tom Brady's next retirement. ๐คฃ pic.twitter.com/R35zB3KdFd
— theScore (@theScore) March 26, 2022
Classic Peyton.
Twitter had reactions:
๐๐๐ I love post retirement Peyton. https://t.co/uGZ5k8M32u
— AvoG2790 (@AvoG2790) March 27, 2022
๐๐ https://t.co/ecdI9ZrvAX
— ๐๐๐ VOTE (@RockinNole) March 27, 2022
Tom Brady and Peyton have the best relationship https://t.co/6ghhmRx7OA
— Marcus Ross (@MarcusStepheno) March 27, 2022
Peyton Manning ๐ https://t.co/IN6doA3pMh
— MonikaJOliver (@monikajoliver) March 27, 2022
That is funny!! https://t.co/j8UlfST9cm
— Erin O'Donnell (@Erinodonnell4O) March 27, 2022
I want him to send Tom a napkin and Dasani next time. https://t.co/vRQ3Ygnjgb
— Matt Warren (@MattRichWarren) March 26, 2022
I finally relate to Peyton https://t.co/5GS7tEqh2a
— Corbett (@corbs872) March 27, 2022
๐๐๐๐๐ https://t.co/u9a1kVauSE
— StreetSmartMeechใฒ (@StreetSmartMech) March 27, 2022
Haha Peyton makes me laugh lol ๐ https://t.co/E6ioJbnYEy
— Playoffs – #stay humble #stay hungry (@duerinll) March 27, 2022