Lavonte David: No Sign This Is Tom Brady’s Final Season
June 19th, 2022
Yes, legendary Bucs linebacker Lavonte David dared to say that his quarterback’s February messages felt phony.
David was a guest on The Rich Eisen Show on Peacock last week and noted that he was slightly more surprised by Bucco Bruce Arians’ retirement than Tom Brady’s.
“With Tom, you know, it just kind of felt that whole thing that he put out wasn’t really sincere and that he wasn’t really going to step away from the game,” David said, adding that he roughly 75 percent believed Brady’s February retirement announcement.
“Because if you know [Brady] personally, you know he’s just the ultimate competitor and the way he went out last year, I’m sure he didn’t want to go out that type of way. You know, even though we went out fighting and battling, but obviously he wanted to go out on top. I’m sure that’s not the way he wanted to go out.”
David added that through Bucs mandatory minicamp he picked up no hint or sense that this is Brady’s final season as a player.
As for Arians, David seemed to imply his leadership will be a challenge to replace. “Just having his presence around is really, really like good to have. Just because of the man he is and how he treates coaches and how he treats players.”
David said he got a direct phone call from Arians when the head coach retired.
Brady turns 45 in August and it feels like this is his final season. But a realist might say Brady is more committed and addicted to playing than any football player in history, so why quickly assume this is his final season, especially when he likely could earn $50 million+ playing next year?
June 19th, 2022 at 11:31 am
Shoot I’d be ok if he wants to play one more season after this. Dude is playing better at 45 then he did in his 20s n 30s. Is TB12 even real lol jk
June 19th, 2022 at 12:19 pm
Lavonte is always a great interview. He did an interview on a podcast called All Things Covered and it was very insightful and hilarious. As far as Brady’s retirement, I’m of the mindset that this is his final season. Like Lavonte said, you never know with Tom. He’s addicted to football like crack. I don’t believe he has plans to play for the Dolphins. I believed he had interest in minority ownership when he retired, but he had no interest in playing QB for the team. When it comes to Tom, people lose all sorts of rational thought and critical thinking skills. It’s called Tom Brady Derangement Syndrome. You really think Tom wants to invest extra time in learning a new system. It took him a whole year to be fully comfortable in his current system. Brady will retire as a Buc. Talking heads love to disrespect the team and they can’t fathom that Brady chose the Bucs because of the talent on the roster and that he loves his current teammates. That’s why they always try to link him to different teams.
June 19th, 2022 at 12:33 pm
Brady just might be a unicorn. Certainly there’s never been anyone like him. So glad the Bucs have him at least this year. Here’s hoping for a healthy Brady, a healthy Bucs roster, and another Lombardi in our trophy case!!
GO BUCS!!!
June 19th, 2022 at 12:42 pm
Just post stories about scantily clad beauties and go away for a month Joes!!
June 19th, 2022 at 1:32 pm
If TB wins another SB its over.
June 19th, 2022 at 1:40 pm
GOB is torn on this one. If he retires, I think he’ll almost instantly regret it. Football is Bradys drug of choice. He knows once he enters rehab, aka the booth, he’ll never be able to go back to playing. Sitting in a booth, while still being able to play MVP level football, will eat at him. The family stuff is an excuse, not a reason to retire. They all know how much Joy it brings him. He gets six months off a year to enjoy them. That’s a hell of a lot more than the average average person gets. If I’m Brady, I play another couple years.
June 19th, 2022 at 2:47 pm
I gotta believe that the only time Brady thinks about retirement is when someone else brings it up.
He is the definition of ultra competitive.
He won’t retire unless it’s forced upon him.
I can see a couple of scenarios where that could happen but he’ll fight against every one of them.
Father time always has his way eventually though.
We shall see how many more years Brady can push through.
June 19th, 2022 at 2:56 pm
gp, Brady is making father time look a fool. Lol
June 19th, 2022 at 3:25 pm
I watched a movie the other day, Father of the Bride, easy to see why Miami >Tampa in the Brady household and lifestyle.
Funny movie too
June 19th, 2022 at 3:27 pm
Exactly RIGHT ON, BucsFan!
June 19th, 2022 at 4:09 pm
Lavonte is a cool dude and I’m going to miss him when he retires. I think Brady is gone after this year.
June 19th, 2022 at 5:15 pm
If Brady actually forced BA out then it probably wouldn’t sit well with guys that liked him…
June 19th, 2022 at 5:47 pm
I’d put money down on tb12 playing again next season
June 19th, 2022 at 5:58 pm
How many years will it take for his skills to finish to the level of Brees or Peyton’s final season? Because even THEN he’s a huge asset to the team
June 19th, 2022 at 5:58 pm
I want to believe Lavonte… but sadly I think Ira is right.
🤷🏽♂️
June 19th, 2022 at 9:44 pm
I don’t want to start hearing about all the speculation. I just wanna focus on this season. Hopefully LVD is on Brady’s diet and looks healthy and quick and ready to go for another few years himself!
June 20th, 2022 at 9:27 am
The team has done itself an injustice….we should have been looking for a backup ever since the day Tom became a Buc, but what have we done? I believe we should find a mobile QB that can throw the ball down the field! That seems to be the way of the league! Let’s keep an eye out for our next QB because I don’t think he is currently on the roster!
June 20th, 2022 at 11:47 am
“David added that through Bucs mandatory minicamp he picked up no hint or sense that this is Brady’s final season as a player”
Because during minicamp players always telegraph their plans about retirement. LMAO.
June 20th, 2022 at 11:56 am
“Anonymous Says:
I believe we should find a mobile QB that can throw the ball down the field! That seems to be the way of the league! Let’s keep an eye out for our next QB because I don’t think he is currently on the roster!”
You mean another “athletic” one that sucks? You mean like Justin Fields who sucks? You mean like Trey Lance who sucks?
Or do you mean like the last two Super Bowl winners, mobile Tom Brady and mobile Matthew Stafford? LMAO.
June 20th, 2022 at 2:46 pm
“But a realist might say Brady is more committed and addicted to playing than any football player in history,…”
Ha! I know one ‘realist’ that might disagree ; )
June 20th, 2022 at 6:08 pm
I see Joe you didn’t like my June teeth post lol 😆 😂 I know how you feel about that day now lol 😆 😅. It’s cool I hope you do the same thing about the 4th of July.