March 27, 2026, 9:56 a.m. ET
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had some good times with Tom Brady as their quarterback. He came into their lives as a fanbase and a franchise when they needed it most, and when the world was in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime battle against the COVID-19 virus. Brady signed with the team in free agency after a legendary career with the New England Patriots that saw him win six Super Bowls.
Brady won Super Bowl LV with the Bucs and retired at the end of the 2022 season. He has since transitioned to being a minority-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and has been involved there. Now, coming on the heels of his playing in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, the idea was floated that he could still play in the NFL.
Turns out Brady was way ahead of the idea, but the NFL had different ideas.
Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Brady said he is “happily retired.” He expanded on it all, though, saying, “I actually have inquired, and they don’t like that idea very much, so I’m going to leave it at that. We explored a lot of different things, and I’m very happily retired. Let me just say that, too.”
The team may not be seeing Brady on the sideline anytime soon but they can at least always have the memory he gave them in Super Bowl LV when he let them remember the feeling of winning a Lombardi Trophy.
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