It’s Official. Tom Brady Is Retired.
February 1st, 2022
What a sad day in Tampa.
Tom Brady took to social media this morning and announced he’s finished as the greatest quarterback in Bucs history — and NFL history.
Here’s the statement:
“I have always believed the sport of football is an ‘all-in’ proposition — if a 100% competitive commitment isn’t there, you won’t succeed, and success is what I love so much about our game,” Brady wrote. “There is a physical, mental, and emotional challenge EVERY single day that has allowed me to maximize my highest potential. And I have tried my very best these past 22 years. There are no shortcuts to success on the field or in life. This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.
“I’ve done a lot of reflecting the past week and have asked myself difficult questions. And I am so proud of what we have achieved. My teammates, coaches, fellow competitors, and fans deserve 100% of me, but right now, it’s best I leave the field of play to the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes.”
February 1st, 2022 at 9:53 am
This really shouldn’t surprise anyone. Thanks for the memories Tom. See you in five years.
February 1st, 2022 at 9:53 am
🐐
February 1st, 2022 at 9:53 am
Fart
February 1st, 2022 at 9:54 am
Thank you Tom!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:54 am
Thanks, TB12, we can’t asked for much more these last 2 years, ones for the history books!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:54 am
Bummed but not surprised at all way.
Thanks for the championship Tommy boy! Sorry Todd Bowles ended the season for you early.
February 1st, 2022 at 9:55 am
Devastating…….
Well, it was nice the last 2 years…….
Now we need planning….I trust in BA and Licht….We´ll see what happens…
February 1st, 2022 at 9:55 am
THANK YOU MR. BRADY!!!!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:55 am
These past 2 yrs made it worth it go Bucs !!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:56 am
….meanwhile, a potential return of the Den of Depression.
February 1st, 2022 at 9:56 am
GOAT. My wife will wear your jersey forever. It has been a blast Tommy. I think it is funny there was no mention of the Pats. Must sting for those guys who cheered for him for 20 years. What a ride man, what a ride. Hopefully this announcement won’t plunge us in to a new “lost decade”…or more.
February 1st, 2022 at 9:56 am
I will always be thankful for these 2 amazing years! I hoped when we signed Brady we get at least one championship, and we accomplished that! I would have loved a shot at repeat (thanks Bowles), but it wasn’t meant to be, but man, what a hell of a ride! I hope Brady’s championship swagger has changed the mindset of the team/coaches and FANS in that Tampa is and can continue to be a winner!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:57 am
Thanks Tom. You ARE the GOAT!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:57 am
We’re extremely fortunate we got two years from him. He got us a SB and hopefully established a winning culture within the Buc’s organization.
February 1st, 2022 at 9:57 am
I don’t deserve 100% from you Tom. I’ll take 70%!!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:58 am
Oh no we suck again!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:59 am
Tom deserves better than Todd Bowles play calling. Best season ever in 2020. Always admired him. We are lucky to have had greatness in Tampa for a fleeting moment. The unmistakeable, unarguable GOAT.
February 1st, 2022 at 9:59 am
We always knew this day was coming, and at the onset it was expected to be a 1 to 2 year window. We got even more than I could have hoped for out of those 2 years and it was some of the best Bucs football we have seen, and maybe ever will see (hope that is not the case though). It’s been amazing and I am so glad we made the move to get Brady and let him finish out his career with us! Now we need to rebuild and get back to a championship level again!
February 1st, 2022 at 9:59 am
Well back to being just another football team. What a great ride this was. Thanks Tom for the best 2 years in Buc’s History. Thanks for allowing me to be still paying off my Super Bowl tickets…it was and still is worth every penny!
What a great 2 years.
February 1st, 2022 at 9:59 am
Back to obscurity you clowns go… HAHAHAHAHA.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:00 am
Definitely must be for family. Cause very rarely do people retire playing at such a high level. Oh well. It was a good run.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:00 am
Class act
February 1st, 2022 at 10:01 am
Thank you Tom!
Stay classy Tampa.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:01 am
Joe will you post Highlights of Trask so some of these nimwits can stop clamoring about how he sucks! You can’t find many lowlights as he only threw 15 picks to 69 TDs.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:01 am
Here we go. Now it’s official. What a great 2 years! Time to move on.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:01 am
Now just waiting for Ahole Brown to take credit for the retirement.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:01 am
Only fitting that a goat knows when to retire while on top of his game and not on a decline
February 1st, 2022 at 10:02 am
Thanks for a great 2 year run – hopefully Brady has instilled in the organization what it takes, but I do see a retool from the coaching to free agents
February 1st, 2022 at 10:02 am
Thanks for two years, Tom Brady. A sincere thank you for the excellence you showed and the entertainment you provided.
With few exceptions, I never felt the Bucs were out of the game while you were behind center.
You will never be forgotten.
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And now, the offseason begins in earnest, and we see what rabbits Licht & Co. can pull out of their hats.
Gonna be a fun ride, so strap on your lid and twist the throttle…
February 1st, 2022 at 10:03 am
It’s been a great two years! Time to move on. Now it’s a different kind of excitement coupled with anxiety. Team is still ready to win they just have to make the right moves.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:05 am
Well Done Tom.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:05 am
Thanks Tom for becoming a Buccaneer and retiring a Buccaneer.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:07 am
Short but sweet….Thank you Tom Brady!!!
Time to Build Back Better
February 1st, 2022 at 10:07 am
Now we wait for Gronk to release his retirement post as well
February 1st, 2022 at 10:08 am
Thanks for the Super Bowl Tom. Much appreciated Bredren
February 1st, 2022 at 10:08 am
Thanks for the 2 great years TB12. I am sure the trolls will come with their 4-13 chatter, well truth is that the Bucs still have more talent on their roster than the other 3 teams in division and the Aint’s do not have their bounty hunting head coach around to coach them up beyond 5-12 next season so the Bucs may very well be the favorite in the NFC South next year though 8-9 or 9-8 will likely win it!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:09 am
I would bet the soul of the departed Mom CB that neither Watson, Wilson, Rodgers, Jimmy G nor Carr is a Buc in 2022.
No way Seattle, GB, or SF trades inside the conference—the Bucs play them all in 2022—Watson is an expensive PR nightmare, and there is no reason for LV to get rid of Carr especially with a QB-friendly new HC. Besides, only Rodgers, Jimmy G, and Carr are pocket passers.
Those guys are all opioid pipe dreams.
I suspect outside Bridgewater, the most viable QB candidate is Gabbart…which will make casual fan heads explode.
But let’s face it: he knows the Arians system inside and out, he does have a strong arm (with questionable accuracy) he HAS spent two years at the feet of the GOAT, and is the type of QB Arians likes: a big, tall pocket passer.
I just don’t see the Bucs mortgaging the farm’s future with a big-name QB. I can see them cleaning up the cap with a solid young roster to move forward without having to destroy what has already been built.
I suspect the 2022 QB will be a “bridge” but not necessarily water.
The wildcard is what the team thinks of Trask based on a year on the roster.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:10 am
As Bruce Buffer would say ‘it is time’ to do something else
February 1st, 2022 at 10:11 am
Our new mascot should be Bill the Cat. THBBFT! Double Ugg! ACK!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:13 am
Yes buc fans we deserved this! After years of crap football!
Thank you Tom! The best there ever was!
And its funny. No pats mention. But Maybe he has separate message for them?
Ouch. He will probably retire with pats jersey. Unless he really is ticked at belly check.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:14 am
Thx Tom 🐐!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:14 am
Thanks TB12, thanks Gronk. It’s been great. No thanks Bowles, please leave now also. Lol.
Time to sign another Vet that can help the team. I expect the Glazers to really push for a win now QB and a SB ready team after the TB12 experience. They got to see how good the Bucs can be with an elite QB. Nobody is going to settle for a back up level QB anymore. No excuses.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:15 am
Thank you Tom Brady. You will always be the GOAT in my mind.
GO BUCS!!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:15 am
Brady saw all the talent on this team and was probably hoping for the perfect season only to see the team regress and back to lack of discipline, lazy coaching, BA throwing players under the bus and how BA wanted all the accolades when they won but dodged his accountability when they lost, he saw him pop a piston and hit a player on national TV, playing hurt players when they weren’t healed and his lack of professionalism in the handling of AB but most of all did nothing to keep him from getting man handled against the Rams. Rather than game plan to protect him, both coordinators were off on interviews they could of put off for 3 more days and BA promoted the interviews. The last straw was how a unprepared coaching staff blew his final game after a heroic comeback by the entire team. BA and his cronies killed a legend. This has nothing to do with Giselle, Brady said he was playing until 45. That is unless she saw him get continually pounded against the Rams and said if they won’t protect you, enough is enough.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:16 am
Back to insignificance and obscurity.
Oh goodie.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:16 am
it was awesome while it lasted.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:19 am
Thanks for everything, Tom. You made us one of the only teams to win two superbowls in this century.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:19 am
Great to witness an athlete retire on top. So many of them do not know when to go. And being one of the very few Goats to do it, makes his retirement even that more special. You made the right decision Tom. Enjoy your life.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:19 am
@Listnfrmafar
You never have anything good to say, do you?
February 1st, 2022 at 10:19 am
Dammit!!! I’m bummed. Still in denial too, hope he comes out of retirement this spring.
I am surprised he retired.
Could it be a knee-jerk reaction to a heart breaking loss 10 days ago?
He said he’d quit football when he sucked. He didn’t suck in 2021.
He said he’d play until 45. Why isn’t he?
Had the Bucs made it to the SB this year would he have retired?
This news sucks!
I am a long time Brady fan so I won’t be following the Bucs in 2022. That said I have come like some of the players and will follow them for a while. Evans and Godwin are awesome players and seem to be good people too. I have to admit I will tune in to find out how the Trask experiment works out. Actually I really hope he succeeds, and I think he will.
It’s been a good two years. Good luck in 2022.
P.S. I was never impressed with BA, BL, or Bowles. Also, way too many coaches on staff. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:19 am
Thank you Tom for making the Buccaneers respectable again.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:21 am
He will be playing in the NFL somewhere before end of next season.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:21 am
thanks for the awesome 2 years Tommy! Back to the grind now
Just think about it, we traded Buffalo our 7th pick (Josh Allen) for Vita Vea… all thanks to Jameis Winston
February 1st, 2022 at 10:21 am
Interesting no shout out or ringing endorsement for leftwich
February 1st, 2022 at 10:21 am
Thank you Tom Brady for making it so great to be a Bucs fan. You truly are the GOAT.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:21 am
Thank you Tom!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:22 am
In Brady’s opening line he said, “I have always believed the sport of football is an all in proposition-“. Sure sounds to me that TB12 is implying that there were factions of the team that were not competing to that standard, whether that is players, coaches or both. It really feels like the GOAT wanted to be here one more year, but the complacency and apathy that has plagued us for years was still lingering in the organization and Tom knew it wasn’t going to change.
Think if Arians passes the torch to BL that Licht could hire Brady to be consultant of sorts, with the hopes of eventually ingraining his “all in” mentality?
February 1st, 2022 at 10:23 am
Captain Oblivious Says
I was never impressed with BA, BL, or Bowles. Also, way too many coaches on staff.
It’s a matter of opinion, but Arians made it work. All we ever needed was a reliable QB.
Bowles is a great DC…and I suppose he MIGHT do well if given a HC spot on the right team…BL I would agree on…I don’t think he’s earned a HC job. If Arians retires and the choice is between Bowles and Leftwich, I pick Bowles simply for experience reasons.
Most of the coaching staff has done a remarkable job. Tom didn’t win that ring on his own.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:25 am
Alaska, Bowles Blunder was the straw that broke the Goats back. He knows this staff will be back in full glory for one year of losing.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:27 am
We were on borrowed time. So appreciative of the time we got to witness greatness that was exclusive to New England. What a time to be a Bucs fan! Thank you Mr. Brady for taking the leap of faith to come to team waiting for a leader like you! You even brought along that Gronk fella, who was the best 4th round draft pick trade in Buccaneer history!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:28 am
As a long-time Bucs fan, the thing that I’m most grateful to Tom Brady for is that he taught our current team what it takes to win it all. Many on our 2020 & 2021 rosters really ‘rose to the occasion’ with Brady leading them & setting the example.
He’s retired now, but there’s no reason for the Bucs to lose that momentum. It’s what we do from this point on that’ll determine whether or not we’re competitive for years to come. It’s a tall mountain to climb, but every other NFL team is facing exactly that same mountain. Personally I think it’ll be a fun challenge.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:31 am
Oh no! We suck again! Unfortunately most of our free agents will go for where the money is now or to another superbowl ready team.
Thanks Tom! Was a fun two years. Even this season was pretty successful. Jjst too bad it was derailed by injuries. Too much to overcome even if we did have that stupid blitz
February 1st, 2022 at 10:31 am
Thanks Tom for the memories and answering my dreams/prayers. When you came to Tampa I couldn’t believe it but I knew you were destined for here. The Bucs have been a laughing stock for a long time and as a season ticket holder it was hard to endure the losing. Man did you turn things around and for that I am thankful. You made us worth something. You brought us a Super Bowl. You are the goat and will always be my favorite Buc just because of the way you were a man on the field and at home. You reminded me of myself and have given me someone to look up to. God Bless Tom and hopefully one day I meet you. Go Bucs! Go Tom Brady!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:32 am
@HC Grover-
I agree 100% with you. I, along with most other avid Buc fans, was furious about Bowles decisions on the final drive of the game. Said it before, and I’m saying it again, the last blitz called that left the best WR in football one on one against a safety is one of the all-time single worst calls in the history of playoff football. Last nail in the coffin was the coaching staff blaming the players for their bad decisions.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:35 am
Thank you, Tom Brady, for choosing the Buccaneers, for the Super Bowl, for some of the best football we have seen and for your leadership. It was the best time to be a Bucs fan!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:36 am
Psst… @Realist, it’s safe to come out now
February 1st, 2022 at 10:36 am
Thank you, Tom Brady!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:38 am
We had him for 2 years, imagine how the patriots felt watching him leave, for another team even
February 1st, 2022 at 10:40 am
Thank you so much Tom Brady #12. Thank you for giving our beaten down fan base two years of competitive football. It was an absolute blessing being graced with your presence at one Buc place. Hope you take a piece of Tampa with you forever. I’ve watched so much football. I can’t never truly quantify how great full I am.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:42 am
It’s a great pleasure to be able to see the GOAT played as a Buccaneer. We will miss you TB12. Goodluck and thanks for the memories.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:45 am
Waaa…tears…waaaa! Save The Licht House. Make Bucs Defense Great Again.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:47 am
Thank you Tom, you gave all of Tampa Bay’s football fans more than just hope, you made the team into a winner and drew respect for the Tampa Bay area.
I only hope you spend some of your time living in our area and use Tampa as one of your home bases. You can do a lot of good in the community and enjoy the lifestyle.
Good luck with your life after football.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:47 am
Still, at times, seems like a dream sequence. It will take some time for his retirement to sink in.
I thank him for all he did here, his presence was much bigger than just on the field. It may be a deciding factor for another QB, later, now it should be Trask time.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:49 am
Great career, glad he brought a Super Bowl win to Tampa Bay. Sorry that he lost his retirement narrative and had to announce it now. Believe it or not, Tommy Boy is outgoing with teammates, he’s actually a bit of an introvert and very controlling. This is not the timing that he wanted, and it certainly wasn’t the way he wanted it to be delivered.
And yes, I’m still a bit miffed at Bowles and Arians at how Brady and the entire Tampa Bay team lost to poor game preparation and a seriously poor play call. The players and fans deserved better.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:50 am
Perfect timing with the Creamsicles next season, they will be fitting
February 1st, 2022 at 10:50 am
congratulations to Todd BOWLES for ending Tom Brady’s career …….And lest we forget –Honorable mention to Arians for his role as well
February 1st, 2022 at 10:54 am
Listnfrmafar Says:
February 1st, 2022 at 10:15 am
Brady saw all the talent on this team and was probably hoping for the perfect season only to see the team regress and back to lack of discipline, lazy coaching, BA throwing players under the bus and how BA wanted all the accolades when they won but dodged his accountability when they lost, he saw him pop a piston and hit a player on national TV, playing hurt players when they weren’t healed and his lack of professionalism in the handling of AB but most of all did nothing to keep him from getting man handled against the Rams. Rather than game plan to protect him, both coordinators were off on interviews they could of put off for 3 more days and BA promoted the interviews. The last straw was how a unprepared coaching staff blew his final game after a heroic comeback by the entire team. BA and his cronies killed a legend. This has nothing to do with Giselle, Brady said he was playing until 45. That is unless she saw him get continually pounded against the Rams and said if they won’t protect you, enough is enough.
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I agree bro. That last game broke him.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:56 am
Thank you Tom! Enjoy your retirement.
February 1st, 2022 at 10:56 am
Thank YOU Tom Brady!!!
You gave the Buccaneers your all for 2 amazing years and brought us our 2nd Super Bowl WIN!
February 1st, 2022 at 10:58 am
alaskabuc Says:
February 1st, 2022 at 10:32 am
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Yep. Horrid, flaccid depressing way to end a game. Brady said “eff this” after that. Why try as hard as he does to have some stubborn old mule like Bowles step on the teams d—- right as they’re spooling up to have an epic comeback. Bucs will be 8/9 for now. Well at least we had greatness for a brief moment.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:00 am
Thanks for riding with us for these past 2 yrs Tom! Thanks for the culture changes and making us super bowl champions! I didnt like you much with the pats (you always won lol) but once we got you it was all love. From a proud Bucs fan thank you sir! Now someones cuttin onions!! #TB12ALWAYSTHEGOAT
February 1st, 2022 at 11:01 am
Thank you Tom Brady . Thanks for letting Tampa be a part of your legend.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:05 am
Were only allowed nice things for very brief periods.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:05 am
We saw this coming. Even had leaked reports. They only softened the blow. It’s still a sad day. The league will never see another one like TB12.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:09 am
FWIW
I think this was a tough season on Tommy Boy. It was obvious that Gisele wanted him to retire after last season, as someone mentioned earlier she vacated Tampa Bay on weekdays, taking herself and the kids to Costa Rica. Don’t blame her, it is a marriage and perhaps that was a statement.
When both Gronk and Antonio Brown went out with injuries, and the Buc offense just sputtered. That must have been frustrating as Brady, Evans, and Godwin already shared a full season together.
The team losses to New Orleans (times 2) and Washington also must have taken a toll. All very good teams suffer a loss; sometimes the ball just doesn’t bounce your way. But the lack of preparation on the team as a whole was apparent. Three losses to very bad teams must have been taxing.
The Antonio Brown fiasco must have really eaten his guts out. He reached out to AB, helped him get a job by staking his reputation on it, and then witnessed the AB meltdown. Arians should not have escalated it, when dealing with crazy you do the opposite, you de-escalate bad situations. If that wasn’t enough, AB walks away and badmouths him.
And yes, that last game might have been the straw that broke the camel’s back. Just a horrendous job by Arians and Bowles in terms of game planning. Still, Brady and the team found a way to fight back. Yet that terrible play call by Bowles just put a very agonizing season to an end.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:10 am
TB 12 ….you made the bucs great again
February 1st, 2022 at 11:12 am
Thanks Tom!
It was a fun ride!
Oh crap! We suck again.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:13 am
Glad you retired at the top of your game Tom. Thanks for showing the Bucs how to be professional. Enjoy family time.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:20 am
Happy wife, happy life………
February 1st, 2022 at 11:32 am
Biff, true statement except there are old dogs not willing to learn new tricks. If anyone saw the KC/Cincy game, in order to keep Mahomes out of the end zone and force the game tying FG, they rushed 3 dropped 8 and eventually flushed him out for the sack. Fing Bowles.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:34 am
He was fun to watch, but I never really felt connected to his Buccaneers the way I did when Brooks, Sapp, Lynch, Barber, etc. rose to a championship.
Always seemed like we just bought a championship with Brady, but it didn’t feel like “mine”.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:36 am
TB12 LFG!! You gave us Bucs fans a division title and a super bowl in 2 years and that will never be forgotten. Thanks for everything enjoy your retirement.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:38 am
omg…
missing our short stay guest already…
thanks tom…you delivered and brought the gravy !
February 1st, 2022 at 11:39 am
Tom, thank you from the bottom of this Bucs fans heart for being a part of this team! I hope your attitude, work ethic and greatness will continue to be a shining example for generations of Buccaneers to come! You may have only been a Buc for a couple of years, but you will be remembered and revered by Buc fans for all time!
G.O.A.T. Indeed! You’re the best!
February 1st, 2022 at 11:40 am
I am looking forward to getting some heavily discounted BRADY brand apparel in about 4 months.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:46 am
Thank you, Tom! It was a magical ride. One this town will never forget.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:47 am
I think he will come back
February 1st, 2022 at 11:52 am
THANKS, TODD BOWLES, YOU BLOODY MORON.
February 1st, 2022 at 11:52 am
Thank you, Tom!
February 1st, 2022 at 11:53 am
Many thanks to Tom and the winning culture he helped reinstall!
As an out of market Bucs fan in Philly, Tom also helped me watch SO, So many Bucs games without a costly DirectTV NFL package.
February 1st, 2022 at 12:07 pm
“ Oh, Noooo……. We suck again!!!!!” Lol
February 1st, 2022 at 12:21 pm
We’ll see you in ’23 when you team up with McDaniels and Chris Godwin. Thanks for the memories! Now lets hope the Glazers care enough to keep the momemtum
February 1st, 2022 at 12:29 pm
will never forget the joy of being a Bucs fan thanks to TB12
God Bless, thanks for the memories and the wins
February 1st, 2022 at 12:38 pm
For two years we were goated! I’m nothing but grateful! Thank you 🐐
February 1st, 2022 at 12:43 pm
What a petty and childish thing to not thank the Kraft family, or the NE fans. To gush over the despicable glaziers is about as disappointing as it gets. Thought you had more class than that Tommy boy
February 1st, 2022 at 12:46 pm
That’s the worst part. If Bowles didn’t screw the pooch with the insipid play call, there was a 50-50 chance of winning that game in OT. Momentum was on the Bucs’ side, as well as home field advantage. And given Jimmy G’s infallible choke jobs in big games, I’m sure this crippled team would have taken out SF.
Thank you Todd Bowles.
February 1st, 2022 at 12:46 pm
Y’all won’t have Ben to kick around much longer, even though ben provided truthful and now substantiated reporting. Ben won’t waste his time with a 5-12 football team. Ben will check in on you crazy clowns from time to time. Love to y’all
February 1st, 2022 at 12:48 pm
Had a great fling with a supermodel.
Now it’s back to slumming it at the Neon Cowboy.
Better to have live fast and flee high, than be a boring dullard who thinks Derrick Carr and Teddy Bridgewater are the answer.
You’ll be missed Tommy. Please don’t forget us.
February 1st, 2022 at 12:52 pm
Well, that makes me sad.
In an alternate timeline, if we didn’t lost Godwin and AB we’d be headed to the SB right now.
SO close, yet so far.
Still would of thought TB12 would have wanted one more year to pad his stats. His all-time stats would’ve insane with another season.
February 1st, 2022 at 1:07 pm
if a 100% competitive commitment isn’t there, you won’t succeed.
Didn’t Tom openly complain that there were those on this team leading up to the Rams game who were going to movies and not putting in the preparation??? The idiots hastened his departure.
February 1st, 2022 at 1:20 pm
emphasis on the phrasing “right now.”
i think he comes back, not here, not this year, but this was not an ending worthy of his career, so i think a better one is coming.
if its truly the end, what a career. what a run in Tampa. Easily our best time ever. I cant do justice to Brady, he has been beyond what anyone ever has done.
Best wishes Tom and thanks for the memories
February 1st, 2022 at 1:20 pm
Weird how he went from playing til 50 to not even playing til 45.
That said, he only came back this year for 2 reasons: to go undefeated and to repeat. Neither of those are an option going forward, so what’s the point?
February 1st, 2022 at 1:30 pm
Well it was unexpected to me that he would come here. It was great while it lasted, I wasn’t a fan but knew he was a great qb n he most definitely showed he’s the goat. If not for the injuries especially Wirfs I truly believe he’d of got us another ring. Here’s to the end of an Era n to a generational qb. All the best in ur future endeavors. Hopefully we can become relevant again, cuz let’s face it, it was gonna be really hard to keep everyone again. Now it’ll be almost impossible
February 1st, 2022 at 1:42 pm
Brady brought two years of winning to a team poised and ready for it. He’s won every NFL honor, HOF on first ballot, supermodel wife who makes more $M than he does (if reports are credible), a nice looking family. He’s set. I’m sure not crying over him retiring before someone cripples him. He’s smart. The Bucs have got a decent core, both on O and D, to build from. Off-season will be fascinating which is a real nice change if one is a long-time, long-suffering Bucs fan.
February 1st, 2022 at 3:51 pm
Sad day and a Super great day… my question is (in 2 parts)
-Who recalls hearing Tom Would come to Tampa, what you thought (how lucky!)… how many people you wrote who did not know much about football…
AND THEN/// 2020 Superbowl Season and just about as Exciting 2021. We have a lot to be thankful for now and next November! So Salutes to Mr. Brady… anybody else may it through the Dry Jan… Its like the Damn Donner Pass, completion in Feb though 🙂
February 1st, 2022 at 5:23 pm
I am extremely upset that Brady did not end his career with a SB win, or with even a win.
Every Brady retrospective for all time will mean we get tortured with Todd Bowles, Cooper Kupp, Matt Stafford and the comeback that should have been. Every. Single. Documentary.
His final plays were vintage. Glorious. But wasted.
I would rather him have just said goodbye with the last SB. This season was a mess, with not a lot of wonderful moments.
February 1st, 2022 at 5:34 pm
Bqen, where does Brady disrespect the Pats? He thanked all of the coaches and players he played with.
PassingThru, I agree. The year unraveled cumulatively, and that last game masterpiece, a heroic performance that nearly pulled victory out of doom, was wasted by a sequence that exemplified the unprofessional and mediocre coaching, and lack of focus and discipline.
February 1st, 2022 at 7:27 pm
thank you Tom! what ride! GOAT!