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Tom Brady Responds to NFL Return Rumors, Las Vegas Raiders

It didn't take long for the GOAT to respond to the suggestion that he may be considering another NFL comeback.

Collin Haalboom

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Earlier this week, rumors began to swirl about the possibility of Tom Brady taking over the starting quarterback job for the Las Vegas Raiders.

The fact that Brady recently became a minority owner of the Raiders, combined with new details emerging about the team's injury-related opt-out clause in the contract of current starter, Jimmy Garoppolo, are the primary reasons why this speculation began. 

Well, it didn't take long for Brady to shut it all down.

During an interview with Robin Lundberg, a senior host for Sports Illustrated, Brady made it crystal clear where he stands on a potential comeback.

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When asked, "What's your message to those fans, the media, whoever it is, that's constantly concocting a way for you to come back?" Brady offered a direct statement on the matter. 

"I'm certain I'm not playing again so. I've tried to make that clear. I hate to continue to profess that because I've already told people that lots of times. I'm looking forward to my broadcasting job at FOX next year. I'm looking forward to the opportunity I have with the Raiders. We're in the process of that, along with the other different things that I'm a part of professionally. And in my personal life, just spending as much time with my kids as I can. And seeing them grow up, and support the different things that they have going on. That's a very important job." 

It's good to see that Brady is fully committed to his family, in addition to a number of other football-related endeavors.

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It has to be challenging for him to deal with these comeback rumors arising on such a frequent basis. That said when you're considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the sport — and you've already come out of retirement once — it kind of comes with the territory.

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Collin Haalboom
COLLIN HAALBOOM

Prior to joining BucsGameday and Sports Illustrated, Collin's written content was provided through Bucs Banter, and NFL Draft Lounge. He is also the creator and host of the Bucs Banter Podcast. He is a graduate of the Communication Studies program at McMaster University, where he was also a varsity basketball player, and later an advanced scout. He lives with his wife and two children in Hamilton, ON. You can follow Collin on YouTube and Twitter.