SAN DIEGO — An asteroid didn't have to strike Earth to get rid of the NFL's last living dinosaur, after all.
Although denying he's made an absolute decision after word of his retirement broke, it seems apparent Tom Brady, 44 yet far from extinct, has decided to go out on his own — while he's "Still walking around," as the great Jerry Magee would say.
The news came Saturday, the day before conference championship games, and the NFL doesn't like playoff interruptus. When the 49ers-Cowboys rivalry raged, they'd always break something during Super Bowl Week, ticking off The League to no end.
