This fall will mark the first time in more than two decades that Tom Brady will not be playing NFL football.
Brady reaffirmed his commitment to retirement during an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Robin Lundberg on Thursday, and the seven-time Super Bowl champion further described his thoughts heading into the new season in a subsequent interview with ESPN.
“Relieved,” Brady told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap when asked about how he’d feel as he watches the new NFL season instead of playing. “I won’t have Aaron Donald trying to chase me down and knock me out. I won’t have these guys that would have gotten paid a lot of money to hit me and knock me on the ground.
