Because there’s nothing we cannot imagine when it comes to Tom Brady, allow us to place this hypothetical on the table as we digest the news that he will no longer be home on the couch in 2022: What if this is nowhere close to the end? What if it’s not only unlikely, but improbable that he ends a storied career with the Buccaneers? What if, after 40 days of thought away from rampant speculation, his brian got a chance to breathe, and in that space of calm, formulated some new goals and ideas that don’t involve Bruce Arians and the balmy, Southeast?
When Brady announced his unretirement, a full Lenten season after he first decided to walk away, there were jokes about his realizing what it’s like to care for three kids full time, or perhaps a desire to beat Brett Favre’s first non-retirement, which Brady did by a full three months. Maybe he confronted the monotonous rhythm of life without football and turned the other way in a full-fledged sprint.
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