MADRID, 1 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The star ‘quarterback’ Tom Brady, winner of seven NFL championship rings, confirmed this Wednesday his retirement “forever”, ending a brilliant 23-year sports career in American football, divided between the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“I’ll get to the point right away. I’m retiring forever. I know the process was a big problem last time, so when I woke up this morning, I thought I’d press record and let them know first,” Brady said in a video on his social media. .
The 45-year-old Californian made the announcement just one year after he assured that he was putting an end to his successful career, then backtracked 40 days later and returned to play for the Buccaneers.
“Thank you so much to every one of you for supporting me. My family, my friends, my teammates, my rivals, I could go on forever, there are just too many. Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream. I wouldn’t change a thing. Love you all “, he sentenced.
Brady is the player with the most championship rings in NFL history, six of them won during his time with the Patriots, the franchise that chose him in the sixth round of the draft, between 2000 and 2020, and the other, in 2021, in the ranks of the Buccaneers, being the second ‘quarterback’ in NFL history to do so with two different teams after Payton Manning (Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos).
In addition to the seven titles won, the Californian is the player who has played in the most Super Bowls (ten) and conference finals (14, eight of them consecutively), although the last two seasons have not gone well for him, falling in the Round Divisional and in the Wild Card Round respectively.
The quarterback currently ranks first in NFL history in completions (7,753), pass attempts (12,050), yards (89,214) or touchdown passes (649). Brady led the NFL in touchdown passes five times (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021), the most such seasons for any player in league history.
“Brady may not have provided the fast runs of Lamar Jackson or the incredible plays of Patrick Mahomes, but his greatness under pressure, in the crucible of the biggest moments, was unmatched. Even in his later seasons, Brady was a master. in pulling his team out of the abyss over and over again. That talent may never be matched again,” the NFL website praised him.