Tom Brady Sr is pulling back the velvet rope and revealing a ton of detail as to why his legendary son decided to call it quits from the NFL.
Of course, this all comes with the caveat that Tom Brady Jr won’t change his mind like he did a year ago and return to the NFL. But his dad gave no indication that a retirement flip is forthcoming.
Brady announced his decision early on Feb 1 via a video on social media. You can check out the video again and then read through to why dad thinks son will stay retired.
So Why Did Tom Brady Quit? Hint, There’s Not Enough Ice in the World
So what’s the reason Tom Brady decided to quit. It has a lot to do with his age. He’ll be 46 a couple of weeks before the start of the season this fall. In all, he’s had 23 seasons in the NFL as a classic, drop-back quarterback.
“He once said this, he said, ‘I’m getting tired of getting hit.’ ” Tom Sr told ESPN’s Mike Greenberg for his radio show. “Having played 23 years and he holds the ignominious record of most sacks against in the NFL … and there must be another two or three thousand knockdowns.”
Tom Sr continued: “At 45 years of age, you say, ‘Hey, do I want to get hit one more time?’ The answer’s really nah, I really don’t want to unless everything’s flipping. Unfortunately, it wasn’t clicking this year and I think it was a foregone conclusion.”