All good things must come to an end, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ' failure to reach this season's Super Bowl could mean Tom Brady has played his final minutes as an NFL player.
That's after American football 's most successful servant and seven-time Super Bowl-winner Brady came up short in his bid to deliver back-to-back championships to Florida.
The Buccaneers fell 30-27 to the Los Angeles Rams despite a mighty comeback attempt in the divisional play-offs on Sunday, and their star quarterback is understood to be seriously considering retirement.