A year to the date he last announced his retirement and then wrote a long emotional letter essay to the fans, Tom Brady has officially retired from the NFL. Brady returned for one more season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but this time says he’s not coming back. He delivered the news to fans via a video on social media, quickly getting the announcement out of the way to ensure there was no confusion as to the point of the message.

He said he wouldn’t be long-winded and knew last year that he turned things into quite the process. He thanked his friends, family, teammates, and competitors and appreciated people for allowing him to live out “his absolute dream. I wouldn’t change a thing.”

Brady played for 23 seasons, spending time with both the New England Patriots and Buccaneers. Along with Peyton Manning and Joe Montana, Brady will go down as arguably the greatest quarterback the NFL has ever seen. He certainly racked up the largest statistical leader list. Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl winner who ends his career as the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards (89,214), and touchdown passes (649). A three-time league MVP, he passed for 4,694 yards – third most in the NFL – and 25 touchdowns in 2022, his third year with the Buccaneers.

He has 251 wins, 15 Pro Bowl appearances, five Super Bowl awards, 7,753 completions for 89,214 passing, and 649 passing touchdowns. He leads the NFL in playoff appearances, games started wins, completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, Super Bowl appearances and Super Bowl wins, among other statistics.

Last May, he signed a 10-year, $375M deal with Fox Sports. It’s already fairly clear as to what he’ll be doing this coming season. He is not part of FOX Sports’ plans for the Super Bowl next weekend, TMZ Sports has learned.