After practically being forced into retirement in February, Tom Brady shocked the world whe he came back to playing football in just 40 days.
Tom Brady Sr. had a bone to pick about the entire situation when he made an appearance on the “Greeny” podcast with Mike Greenberg and said that the media forced his son’s hand and that the future Hall of Fame quarterback prematurely said he would not return for his 23rd year.
“They were announcing his retirement before he even retired,” Tom Brady Sr. said on the podcast. “You know, the media made the news. He was not ready to make any decision and didn’t make any decision, but [Adam] Schefter and [Jeff] Darlington stated it as fact. You know, he hadn’t made any decision on that.”
Brady Sr. said after Brady retired he had “time to reflect with his family.”
“They all agreed that this is the path forward that works best for the Brady family,” Brady Sr. added. “He is happy as can be. … It just took a little bit of time to sort this thing out. I mean, he’s kind of in uncharted territory. So if people might seem to think he took a misstep, hey, welcome to our world. Not very many people get to make this decision at 44 years of age and going on 45.”
Last season, Brady threw for a career-high 5,316 passing yards with 43 touchdowns and 12 interceptions to lead the Bucs to a 13-4 record and the NFC South crown.
The team made easy work of the Philadelphia Eagles in the opening round of the playoffs, but would fall to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round.
