Tom Brady’s Agent Responds to Retirement Reports

Could reports regarding Brady's retirement be premature?

ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington reported on Saturday afternoon that Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will retire from the NFL after 22 seasons.

While the news took the league by storm, we have yet to hear from Brady himself regarding his decision to continue playing or to retire, leaving the door open that the reports were potentially premature.

Brady’s longtime agent, Don Yee, sent a text to SI’s Albert Breer saying that Brady will be the only person to make the announcement “with complete accuracy”.

Text from @TomBrady’s agent Don Yee. pic.twitter.com/dI6GtnPDc7

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 29, 2022

A report from Rick Stroud, the longtime Buccaneers beat reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, indicated that Yee told Arians that Brady had yet to make up his mind.

Pump the brakes for a bit.
Tom Brady has not informed the Bucs of his plans to retire. “No, he hasn’t that we know of,” Bruce Arians told me. “Agent (Donald Yee) just told us he hasn’t made up his mind.” https://t.co/1pb7AC4U45

— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) January 29, 2022

Could Brady return to the Buccaneers after all? Several sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapaport that the pushback to the retirement report appears to be based on timing, rather than the eventual decision.

Regardless of whether or not Brady calls it quits, he has just concluded one of the best statistical seasons of his storied career. Brady set a league-high and career-best 5,316 passing yards with 43 touchdowns to 11 interceptions, while completing 67.5% of his passes in the process.

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