Tom Brady has made it clear that he isn’t interested in a Michael Jordan-esque post-retirement comeback move, to the point where he’s now tired of talking about it. Brady finally called it a career after the lows of the 2022-23 season. The legendary quarterback endured the worst season of his career, his Buccaneers finishing with an 8-9 record, the first time Brady finished with a losing record. The 7-time Super Bowl winner played this year after first retiring back at the end of the 2021-22 season, but that retirement lasted all of 40 days.
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This time, things are different. Brady already indicated that he was done for good this time around, but as it is with major athletes and GOATs of the games, fans wanted to hold on to the prospect of Brady coming back. After all, he had already done it once before, what’s to say that he wouldn’t pull a similar move again?
However, Brady is firm this time, and he is actually tired of having to reiterate the fact that he’s definitely not going to be back. The Buccaneers quarterback recently reached an agreement to buy an ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. The scene is set perfectly for Brady to follow in Michael Jordan’s footsteps with the Washington Wizards. Unfortunately for the NFL, the GOAT is clear on what he wants and doesn’t want.
Tom Brady is “certain” he’s not playing again, won’t go Michael Jordan’s route
Brady was recently interviewed by Robin Lundberg, broadcaster for Sports Illustrated, where he made his intent clear. “I’m certain I’m not playing again,” Brady declared. “So I’ve tried to make that clear and I hate to continue to profess that because I’ve already told people that lots of times.”
This cuts down on speculation that Brady might do what Michael Jordan did with the Washington Wizards. Jordan retired from the NBA first in 1993 after he won his third straight championship with the Bulls. The move was stunning, but two years later, Jordan would announce his return back to the league.
The Bulls would win three more consecutive championships under Jordan, after which the GOAT called it a career once more in 1999. From there, Jordan purchased a stake in the Washington Wizards team, similar to Brady.
However, Jordan couldn’t be kept away from the game for too long, and he sold his stake in the Wizards to play with the team. Jordan played two years with the Wizards before he finally hung up his shoes for good in 2003.
Brady doesn’t want to do what Jordan did. He’s made it clear on more than one occasion that he absolutely doesn’t want to come back to the league. He’s finished his time, and he’s ready for the next chapter of his life. Brady seems exasperated from the interview with Lundberg with all the rumors flying about his return.
Brady still has his $375 million deal with Fox to go back on
Before his second retirement, Brady inked a contract with Fox which lined him up for a 10-year, $375 million deal to be their lead NFL analyst. From the looks of it, he’s still very much interested in remaining in the NFL sphere, and his deal proves just that.
Tom Brady was speculated to join the broadcasting company right after retiring, but he’s taking a short break before he does so. The former quarterback has targeted to start his broadcasting career in Fall 2024 after he learns how to be the best he can be at his new job.
As per Fox Sports, “I want to be great at what I do, and talking last week with the people at FOX Sports and the leadership there, allowing me to start this opportunity in the Fall of 2024 is something that’s great for me,” Brady said on Colin Cowherd’s ‘The Herd’. “Take some time to really learn, become great at what I want to do … thinking about the opportunity and making sure I don’t rush into anything.”
