NFL News Tom Brady Retires (Update: Shouts out to Pats players, coaches on social media)

[Guts]

not really. It's better for him to retire than go 9-8 in 2022 because the Bucs roster is going to be mediocre.

Who knows how the roster will look like, but he isn't going 9-8 if he comes back. He'll win the division and afterwards who knows

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Schefter doesnt ever make stuff up. BUT he DOES report stuff told to him that ends up being made up.

Sounds like he needs better sources.

 

[Patjew]

As a lover of **** shows, I am loving this.

 

[RIpats88]

Sounds like he needs better sources.

He's probably retiring but wanted to announce himself

 

[VectorPrime]

This is like receiving news that the Governor is considering a stay of your execution for both people who want him to stay and go away.

 

[bigballas]

Or he now knows who the moles are in his inner circle. Probably why aide is looking for a job.

interesting story re: Ben Rawitz

Brady's top personal assistant/right hand man right now is Zach Lattimore. Before Lattimore it was Ben Rawitz. and before Rawitz it was Will Mcdonough

Will Mcdonough (and Ben) were both in Kraft group marketing team when Brady picked off Mcdonough. McDonough and Brady became super close friends in that time and when Mcdonough went off to greener pastures of finance (still managing money for Brady) he hand picked Ben Rawitz to take over. Ben was critical during the whole Brady brand building time frame and helps manage a number of the Brady brands now. Rawitz in turn helped hand pick Zach Lattimore during Tom's move down to Tampa. TB actually had Lattimore move to Tampa with him. Strange story that Rawitz is looking for an "assistant job". Rawitz more than likely is looking to bring on more clients into the Brady Brands (TB12, Brady, Autograf, etc) as Tom plans post career transition....

(i am not the mole)

 

[Ross12]

Well this got a bit weird. I'm still with @RobertWeathers - Tom told some people who told some other people and now is trying to undo the mess because the Bucs had no clue. If he is not retiring all he has to do is say so himself. My guess is that Adam is right and he knows he's right, and he'll be proven right eventually - and when he is proven right he will look sterling.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Well this got a bit weird. I'm still with @RobertWeathers - Tom told some people who told some other people and now is trying to undo the mess because the Bucs had no clue. If he is not retiring all he has to do is say so himself. My guess is that Adam is right and he knows he's right, and he'll be proven right eventually - and when he is proven right he will look sterling.

...or Tom's bigmouth wife started blabbing.

 

[sb1]

Edelman lmao. Well played

 

[VectorPrime]

Schefter might need to burn his source to save his job honestly.

 

[Haterproof]

LMAO! This is so embarrassing

 

[Ross12]

Everyone forgetting that Tom's agent didn't refute this? He just said he can't confirm or deny and we should wait for Tom to say so, which "should be soon"

 

[FCB02062]

I sincerely hope this blows up in the media's face. there is nothing more loathsome than journalist....

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Well this got a bit weird. I'm still with @RobertWeathers - Tom told some people who told some other people and now is trying to undo the mess because the Bucs had no clue. If he is not retiring all he has to do is say so himself. My guess is that Adam is right and he knows he's right, and he'll be proven right eventually - and when he is proven right he will look sterling.

Ian Rappaport is saying he's retiring as well and it's on the NFL's webpage...

Buccaneers QB Tom Brady planning to retire from NFL after 22 seasons

Tom Brady is planning to retire after 22 seasons in the NFL and a league-record seven Super Bowl titles, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports.

www.nfl.com

 

[lancerman]

I sincerely hope this blows up in the media's face. there is nothing more loathsome than journalist....

Especially sports journalists

 

[VectorPrime]

Everyone forgetting that Tom's agent didn't refute this? He just said he can't confirm or deny and we should wait for Tom to say so, which "should be soon"

It’s entirely possible that Brady legitimately has not made a decision and through a game of telephone an incorrect report got to Schefter. Which is hugely damning on Schefter because who on Earth could have had the authority to tell him this news where he’d pass it on as definitive?

 

[Lagaffe_07]

Everyone forgetting that Tom's agent didn't refute this? He just said he can't confirm or deny and we should wait for Tom to say so, which "should be soon"

Still weird that he confirmed to TB that he hasn’t made a decision yet.

 

[203Pat]

I think Tom is pissed it leaked earlier than he wanted but he’s till retiring.

 

[TB12TheGoat]

ending Schefter’s career would add to his undisputed goatness

 

[Patjew]

These don’t get old.