Tom Brady is entering his first NFL season since 2000 as a spectator—an odd reality for fans and the 45-year-old after he officially retired from the league in February. Naturally, fans constantly float the idea that the seven-time Super Bowl champ could unretire yet again, but it doesn’t seem likely.
However, Brady gave an interesting answer when asked if there was any chance he’d come out of retirement and play for the Dolphins.
“Oh man,” he said while at an event in Miami on Thursday. “I will say, now that I’m not affiliated with any team anymore and even though I have strong ties with a couple teams, I do have some friends on the Dolphins that I really like. I wouldn’t necessarily say [I] root for them all the time, but I root for my friends to do well and several of them play for Miami.”