If this is truly it for Tom Brady, it has been quite an NFL career for the future Hall of Fame quarterback and that’s putting things mildly.
News broke that Brady would be soon officially announcing his retirement after 22 seasons in the NFL, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington.
He hasn’t officially announced his retirement yet because, per Schefter, he’s being careful not to “upstage the NFL’s postseason games or Super Bowl.” So we have no idea when the official announcement is coming. But it sounds like, once the season is officially over, we’ll get word one way or another on his future.
Tom Brady is retiring from football after 22 extraordinary seasons, multiple sources tell @JeffDarlington and me.
More coming on https://t.co/rDZaVFhcDQ. pic.twitter.com/6CHWmMlyXg
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 29, 2022
He didn’t quite make it to 50 years old in the league, but he got close enough at 44 and was still putting up numbers as if he were in the prime of his career.
Seven Super Bowl championships, 3 MVP awards, 15 Pro Bowl appearances and 624 touchdown passes later, he’s calling it a career. That’s not bad at all for the 199th pick in the draft.
Some fans from all across the internet took the time to reflect on and appreciate Brady’s career.
Tom Brady's 22-year career:
* 7X Super Bowl champion
* 5X Super Bowl MVP
* 3X NFL MVP
* 15X Pro Bowl
* 6X All Pro
* NFL's all time passing TD leader (624)
* NFL's all passing yard leader (85,520)
* Most career wins: 243🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 29, 2022
We are all so incredibly lucky to have watched Tom Brady play football.
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) January 29, 2022
Tom Brady should be eligible to go into the Hall of Fame THIS YEAR. That’s how great he was. No doubt the greatest of all time.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) January 29, 2022
Thanks for the memories, babe. @TomBrady pic.twitter.com/lCqCVn13tI
— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) January 29, 2022
Tom Brady said for years that he was going to play until he was 45 but instead he retired after leading the NFL in passing yardage and passing TDs at 44 years old. coward/fraud
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) January 29, 2022
The first and last passes of Tom Brady's career. pic.twitter.com/Zs2KgTgcQx
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) January 29, 2022
Tom Brady was a starter for 20 seasons in the NFL.
He reached the Super Bowl in 10(!!!) of those seasons.
Just think about that.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 29, 2022
Tom Brady said he wanted to play until 45. He nearly made it. But 22 seasons, 15 Pro Bowls, 3 MVPs, 7 Super Bowls will have to suffice.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 29, 2022
Of course, some fans out there who have been terrorized by Brady throughout the years had jokes about him leaving. They were finally happy he was gone.
NFL Teams after Tom Brady announced his retirement:
pic.twitter.com/a1ATw6fTaI— Earth, Will, and Fire 🌎💨🔥 (@WilliamRichJr) January 29, 2022
Tom Brady is finally retiring pic.twitter.com/5AKcmz6NzT
— . (@Nigerianscamsss) January 29, 2022
Skip bayless when he finds out Tom Brady retired from the NFL pic.twitter.com/VS6DySao9t
— Shannon Sharpe Burner Account (@shannonsharpeee) January 29, 2022
So long, Tom Brady. We’ll always have that pass you dropped in the Super Bowl
— Jawn Gonzalez (@JohnGonzalez) January 29, 2022
*Tom Brady retires
Twitter: pic.twitter.com/tgezeqvjZQ
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) January 29, 2022
When the Bucs ask Gronk if he's going to keep playing without Tom Bradypic.twitter.com/FwNC0eZZjw
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) January 29, 2022
Tom Brady in 6 months https://t.co/J3On7IQfQV pic.twitter.com/Rh4E9JbNwn
— Kofie (@Kofie) January 29, 2022
He saw the tiers https://t.co/y6YLHDBSWu
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) January 29, 2022
Football without Tom Brady for the rest of my life pic.twitter.com/IzN5LnQX7N
— Overtime (@overtime) January 29, 2022
Father Time going against Tom Brady: pic.twitter.com/ScXDCieVdJ
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) January 29, 2022
Regardless, everyone appreciated how good this dude still is. He told us he’d retire the day he sucked at football. But, as it turns out, that day was taking far too long.
Tom Brady made a promise to retire “when I suck” and even he couldn’t wait that long.
— Nora Princiotti (@NoraPrinciotti) January 29, 2022
We’ll never see another player like this. Congrats on the career, Tom.
