Tom Brady poured cold water on rumors of a future retirement at his so-called «unofficial retirement party» last week.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion hosted Autograph’s end-of-season event with his former Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates Rob Gronkowski and Leonard Fournette. He welcomed hundreds of fans who had Autograph’s «The Huddle» NFT season ticket to be a part of the experience.
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Buccaneers’ Tom Brady reacts after a sack in the NFC wild card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Brady was asked at the event what he was going to focus on now that his professional career seemed to be in the rearview mirror. Brady said that he was focused on his children.
«There’s nothing I love more than football, but I have little kids and they’ve seen enough of their dad’s games and it’s time for me to watch his games,» Brady said Friday.
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Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up before the Panthers game at Bank of America Stadium on October 23, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
The former New England Patriots star shares a son, Jack, 15, with actress Bridget Moynahan and two sons, Vivian, 10, and Benjamin, 13, with model Gisele Bundchen. Brady’s parenting has been on full display on her Instagram in recent weeks.
It also put his career in perspective.
«I grew up in a town in the Bay Area in California,» he said. «I never would have believed that my football journey would lead me to a place like this. There are many things that happened along the way that I was lucky to be a part of and I think the best part of all of this is not what you think It would be, which is winning Super Bowls and championships, but really it’s about the guys that I played with and all of you that I played for.»
Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up before the Saints game at Caesars Superdome on September 18, 2022 in New Orleans. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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Brady announced his decision to «retire for good» in February.