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As far as I can tell, Rapoport is purly "fishing" for controversy, as I suggested in the thread title:
1. Brady in the past has said there's no other coach he'd rather play for. This time, he said there's no other coach he wants to play for. Rapoport is playing this up as implying that Brady would retire rather than play for any other coach, which is a huge stretch.
2. Rapoport is purely speculating that because the Pats have been calculated about moving on in the past, that they might consider moving on to a new QB when Brady's contract expires in 2014, leaving him in the position of either playing for another coach - which Rapoport interprets Brady as saying he would be unwilling to do - or retire.
So Brady puts 2 huge stretches together and suggests that Brady could walk away after 2014.
Pure fishing. It's ridiculous.
But it's a possibility which is no more than he said. Not all successful sportsmen want to continue into their forties, particularly if there's an opportunity to finish at the top. What happens if we win the next two SB's? Brady's legacy is secure and unless he's a stat hunter which I don't think he is, the opportunity to retire a legend rather than a fading legend would have appeal, particularly in a physical sport like football.
The truth is, nobody knows and to see people try to write Brady's future in absolute terms is laughable (not directed at yourself Mayo).
If people are bothered about speculation about Brady's future, they're in for a long few years. Brady's getting on in years, he's been a fixture for a decade, is a major star and his contract is nearing an end. Of course people are going to speculate. And with the closed nature of the organisation, that speculation will likely be worse than normal.