{"id":1261124,"date":"2022-02-01T11:07:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1261124"},"modified":"2022-02-01T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T16:07:45","slug":"tom-brady-announces-his-retirement-from-the-nfl-after-22-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-brady-announces-his-retirement-from-the-nfl-after-22-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady Announces His Retirement from the NFL After 22 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-brady-announces-his-retirement-from-the-nfl-after-22-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1261124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The news broke last week, but on Tuesday, legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady made it official; he\u2019s retiring.<\/p>\n<p>The 7-time Super Bowl champ took to Instagram to announce that he was calling an end to his 22-year career, after coming to the realization that he could no longer give the \u201call in\u201d commitment that success in the NFL requires.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore,\u201d Brady wrote. \u201cI have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official word from Tom Brady: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jWCQAi9Vb8\">pic.twitter.com\/jWCQAi9Vb8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1488522416854908931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brady extended his thanks to his teammates, coaches, family, and friends who have supported him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>My playing career has been such a thrilling ride, and far beyond my imagination, and full of ups and downs,\u201d Brady wrote. \u201cWhen you\u2019re in it every day, you really don\u2019t think about any kind of ending. As I sit here now, however, I think of all the great players and coaches I was privileged to play with and against \u2014 the competition was fierce and deep, JUST HOW WE LIKE IT. But the friendships and relationships are just as fierce and deep. I will remember and cherish those memories and re-visit them often. I feel like the luckiest person in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/29170922\/tom-brady-of-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-reacts-at-the-line-of-scrimmage-picture-id1366637724\" alt=\"Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts at the line of scrimmage during the first half against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>TAMPA, FLORIDA \u2013 JANUARY 23: Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts at the line of scrimmage during the first half against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, ESPN\u2019s Jeff Darlington and Adam Schefter reported that Brady had decided to retire. Though, after time went by with no statement from Brady and the star quarterback\u2019s surrogates, even his own father, loudly proclaimed that Brady had not yet decided to retire, some speculated that the report may have been erroneous.<\/p>\n<p>That speculation was ignited once again on Monday after Brady said on his Let\u2019s Go! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2022\/01\/31\/tom-brady-breaks-silence-retirement-reports-still-going-through-the-process\/\">podcast<\/a> that he was \u201cstill going through the process.\u201d However, that process seems to have come to an end after Brady himself made it official Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Brady will be a shoo-in first-ballot Hall of Famer and is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback to ever play the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The news broke last week, but on Tuesday, legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady made it official; he\u2019s retiring. 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