SUMMARY
- Tom Brady, the legendary quarterback in American football, officially announced his retirement on February 1, 2023.
- In a post on Instagram, Brady hinted at a potential comeback just a few days after his retirement announcement.
Tom Brady, the legend of American Football, said goodbye to football officially on February 1, 2023. In his remarkable career, the player bagged uncountable collective trophies and individual awards and put his name in the book of best players of the NFL. Brady, the GOAT, was almost ready to make a shocking comeback just a few days after announcing their retirement.
Hearing this news, football fans got a bit excited. If this happened in actuality, they could witness the GOAT for some more time, but that didn’t happen. The 46-year-old shared the shocking news of the comeback via an Instagram post at the end of last year. On that post, fans saw many pictures that included Brady, his kids, and a few other people close to the superstar.
The former Patriots quarterback wrote, “PS: The only downside to 2023 was when I was about to unretire in May, and my friends had a surprise retirement party. Kind of forced.” From the post, it looks like the player was serious about getting back and was ready to repeat the past.
Brady got a big money offer of 10 years from FOX worth $365 million. The deal was that Brady would be the organization’s top broadcasting pair after retirement. If the player returned to the field by breaking his retirement, this considerable money deal would collapse.
Why did Tom Brady retire for the first time in 2022?
Tom Brady retired for the first time on February 1, 2022. But that retirement was just like taking a rest from daily activities. Brady eventually returned to the field just six weeks after taking retirement, and he announced that he returned to finish the unfinished business.
Before breaking the retirement just after 40 days of taking the retirement, Brady said, “I’ll be back in Tampa for my 23rd NFL season. Unfinished business.” The player retired from football for the first time due to personal issues with married life.
7x Super Bowl champion Tom Brady retiring after 22 NFL seasons. (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/jUYaLvrYg8
— NFL (@NFL) January 29, 2022
Brady’s wife, the famous model Gisele Bundchen, wanted him to retire earlier, but he didn’t and continued chasing his dream. But he never knew that decision would become the reason for his separation from Bundchen. Therefore, the actual reason behind Brady’s first retirement was assumed to be dealing with the most challenging situation in his life.