Tom Brady: NFL legend announces retirement

Legendary quarterback and record seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady, considered the greatest player of all-time, has retired from the NFL.

Brady, who initially retired in 2022, says he is retiring “for good” this year, after 23 seasons in the league.

The 45-year-old first announced his retirement on this day last year but reversed his decision six weeks later, claiming he had “unfinished business”.

He won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021.

Brady’s final season ended in the Bucs’ 31-14 play-off defeat to the Dallas Cowboys in January 2023.

After being selected by the Patriots with the 199th pick of the 2000 draft, Brady led the franchise to six Super Bowl titles and one of the greatest dynasty runs in history.

He left for Tampa Bay in 2020 and helped them win the title in his first season. But after returning to the game last March, Brady posted the first losing record of his career in a difficult year on and off the field.

He is the NFL’s all-time regular-season leader in pass attempts (12,050), completions (7,753), passing yards (89,214) and touchdown passes (649), as well as being the league’s leader in all four categories in the post-season.

Now, Brady is set to kickstart his join Fox Sports, which has the television rights to Super Bowl 57. Many are now wondering if he will have a role to play during their coverage on February 12.

But for the league on the field, they will miss a legend who has given so much to the sport for so many years.