From BZ/dpa
This time he’s serious. Tom Brady, the best quarterback of all time, is retiring. Ultimately, as he expressly emphasizes.
At the end of the short video message, the voice falters. Tom Brady stops. The most successful football player says “thank you” for the big dream he was allowed to live.
This is the second time that superstar quarterback Tom Brady has ended his illustrious career as an NFL pro. “Hey guys, I want to get straight to the point. I’m quitting,” said the most successful football player in history in a nearly one-minute video on Twitter on Wednesday.
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. The two have long been considered an absolute glamor couple. They split up last year Photo: picture alliance
He thanked him for being able to live his absolute dream. Then his voice faltered. A good two weeks ago, Brady was eliminated by the 14:31 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL playoffs.
Tom Brady last won the Super Bowl with Tampa Bay in 2022 Photo: picture alliance/ Zumapress.com
After leaving last season, Brady had already declared his incomparable career with a total of seven victories in the Super Bowl over. 40 days later, the now 45-year-old athlete changed his mind and decided to play for the Buccaneers for another year. Now he stressed that his decision was final.
23 years in the NFL
After a total of 23 years in the best football league in the world, it should be over. “I know it was a pretty big deal last time,” Brady said. He had obviously found a spot on the beach for his video message, and there was a strong wind in the background.
US media had recently speculated about the end of his career, but a change to another team also seemed possible. He is now denied the hoped-for eighth Super Bowl triumph, but his seven rings for six wins with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in February 2021 are already a record and will remain so for years to come – no one else still active professional in the NFL comes to more than three.