Is Tom Brady Retiring? Probably, But No One But Tom Knows For Sure

All good things must come to an end. Even the career of the greatest NFL quarterback of all time. Maybe.

Sources close to Tom Brady say that the former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback plans to retire after 22 seasons in the league.

“I understand the advance speculation about Tom’s future,” Brady’s agent Don Yee said. “Without getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what’s being reported, Tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy. He knows the realities of the football business and planning calendar as well as anybody, so that should be soon.”

However, reports later surfaced that Brady has not informed the team of his decision, and his father, Tom Brady Sr., says that the younger Tom “has not made a final decision one way or the other.”

“My understanding confirming the initial report, is that Tom Brady does plan to retire,” NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport said. “I talked to several people close to him and they believe he has played his last down of football … This sounds to me, taking all of this together, to be an issue of timing more than anything. Brady is very in charge and in control of his brand. He generally has fantastically well-produced announcements.

“Brady is on vacation and far away from what I can tell. The fact that this got out now has no doubt frustrated him to no end. Again, this is someone who is extremely in charge of his brand, in everything that is produced, everything around him, everything social media puts out. They do a great job. But this is very un-Brady-like. The fact that the Buccaneers have not yet been informed that he is for sure walking away, probably is not a good look. I think Brady handles everything first class. I’m sure that he is steaming that this got out. However, I do believe this is true, that he is, in fact, going to retire.”