Tom Brady

Reports have come out that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady plans to retire after the season. The Buccaneers need to make the most of this year.

That is not the case for the Buccaneers. It is Super Bowl or bust for the Buccaneers. Reports have come out that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady plans to retire after the season.

For a minute there, it looked like the clock had struck midnight on Tom Brady's NFL career. Earlier this offseason, the seven-time Super Bowl champion did ...

[Colts](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/IND/indianapolis-colts/) and completed 6-of-8 for 44 yards. [Buccaneers](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/TB/tampa-bay-buccaneers/) kick off against the [Cowboys](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DAL/dallas-cowboys/) in Week 1 on Sunday, it will mark what is expected to be the final year of Brady's career, according to the [NFL Network](https://www.nfl.com/news/buccaneers-qb-tom-brady-heading-into-what-s-expected-to-be-his-final-season-in-n). The NFL Network reports that Brady spent the bulk of that time away from the team in the Bahamas at a private resort with his family, fulfilling a mid-retirement promise that he would vacation with them in August for the first time in two decades. Tampa Bay enters the first Sunday of the season with the second-best odds to win Super Bowl LVII this season, only looking up to the [Buffalo Bills](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/BUF/buffalo-bills/). "We're all not sure whether we're going to be here next year or not, that's the reality for every player, every coach, every parent. [Tom Brady's](/nfl/players/187741/tom-brady/) [NFL](/nfl) career.

The Buccaneers quarterback unretired in the offseason to play in his 23rd NFL season.

Dallas, with coach Todd Bowles taking over for Bruce Arians, in what they hope will be the start of a championship sendoff for Brady. Additionally, Rapoport emphasized that Brady’s “emotions are fluid” and he could still return if he feels unsatisfied with the season, specifically if he doesn’t win another Super Bowl. Despite returning, the atmosphere surrounding Brady was different in the past training camp.

According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, Tom Brady has a lot of love for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization.

Brady hasn't said for certain if he plans to retire after the season or not. That said, Brady's focus is probably on the here and now, with a primetime matchup vs. “Asked if Brady would play for another team after this year, because he’s a free agent, a source close to the QB emphasized greatly the affection Brady has for the Bucs, from the players to the coaches to the front office to the ownership,” the insider wrote via

The third-year Buccaneers quarterback decided to return for the 2022 season after a brief foray into retirement. That, of course, didn't last long, and his ...

Brady clearly has more left in the tank and in his arm. [tight end Rob Gronkowski retiring once and for all](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/rob-gronkowski-retiring-nfl-buccaneers-patriots/mfjva8c0e03dqh5reufz5u6h). Brady's retirement has been a huge topic of discussion this offseason, and with good reason. "And lately, I've been seeing the same question on social media: 'Why'd you come back?' I can give you a long speech, but the answer is actually pretty simple. And an arm is a terrible thing to waste. The third-year Buccaneers quarterback decided to return for the 2022 season after a brief foray into retirement.

Ian Rapoport shed some light on what Tom Brady was doing during his 11 days away from the Bucs -- and believes that the quarterback's 23rd season in the NFL ...

"As for his 11-day hiatus, sources say Brady spent the bulk of it in the Bahamas at a private resort with his family, making good on a mid-retirement promise he made to his wife, Gisele, that he would vacation with them in August for the first time in two decades," Rapoport wrote Sunday. "As for Brady retiring, one source close to him cautioned that emotions are fluid and decisions could always come down to who is holding a trophy at the end of the season or feelings based around whether or not that person is Brady. As you may remember, Brady took a break from football in August, and there was quite a bit of mystery surrounding his truancy from camp.

Bündchen tweeted support of her husband ahead of Brady's 2022 NFL season debut.

There's a lot of s*** going on so, you know, you've just got to try to figure out life the best you can, you know, it's a continuous process," Brady told reporters after the game via Yahoo Sports. "Coach Todd Bowles will discuss it after practice, but my understanding is he won't be present for a few days." "Gisele has always been the one with the kids. "It's all personal, you know, everyone's got different situations they're dealing with, so we all have really unique challenges to our life. Rapoport added that "Brady is fine and the team is on board with his reasons for being absent," but noted that it would "be a little bit" of time before the seven-time Super Bowl champion was expected to return at the time of the initial report. They had agreed he would retire to focus on the family, then he changed his mind.” [Pro Football Network](https://www.profootballnetwork.com) that Brady made a commitment to spend time with his family, primarily his wife, at an exclusive resort during his time away from the team, which was planned before his decision to return for his 23rd NFL season in March, just weeks after his initial retirement announcement. “Tom is still hoping they can reconcile. [10-day absence from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers](https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-08-22-latest-on-tom-bradys-status-with-buccaneers-amid-mysterious-absence/) following the team's 27-10 preseason loss to the Indianapolis. [Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/06/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-have-not-reconciled/?utm_campaign=iphone_p6&utm_source=com.microsoft.skype.teams.extshare), [](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/06/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-have-not-reconciled/?utm_campaign=iphone_p6&utm_source=com.microsoft.skype.teams.extshare)which initially reported the couple was going through an "epic fight," hadn't yet reconciled despite Bündchen returning to Florida from Costa Rica. A source with knowledge of the situation told the website that the supermodel "isn't back with Tom" and "flew back to Florida to be with her kids but hasn't been to their home in Tampa." Bündchen is reported to have flown to Central America following an "epic fight," a source with knowledge of the situation told

Tom Brady's departure from Bucs training camp last month was reportedly caused by a "promise" he made to his wife, Gisele Bundchen, earlier in the year.

“As for his 11-day hiatus, sources say Brady spent the bulk of it in the Bahamas at a private resort with his family, making good on a mid-retirement promise he made to his wife, Gisele, that he would vacation with them in August for the first time in two decades,” Rapoport reports. It was his personal situation, and they allowed him to live.” “During his time off, the Bucs left him alone to be with his family, fully respectful.

Even with all of the ongoing drama surrounding their marriage, Gisele Bundchen had a message for Tom Brady before tonight's game. Gisele has reportedly ...

Let’s go Bucs," she tweeted. "Let’s go Even with all of the ongoing drama surrounding their marriage, Gisele Bundchen had a message for Tom Brady before tonight's game.

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen tweeted support for her husband, Tom Brady, in his Week 1 primetime matchup against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday (September 11) ...

There's a lot of s*** going on so, you know, you've just got to try to figure out life the best you can, you know, it's a continuous process," Brady told reporters after the game via Yahoo Sports. "Coach Todd Bowles will discuss it after practice, but my understanding is he won't be present for a few days." "Gisele has always been the one with the kids. Let’s go Bucs," Bündchen tweeted on Sunday (September 11) night minutes before the Buccaneers' first game of the 2022 NFL season. "It's all personal, you know, everyone's got different situations they're dealing with, so we all have really unique challenges to our life. “Tom is still hoping they can reconcile.

Gisele Bündchen is sending Tom Brady well-wishes for the Buccaneers' season opener against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

Once Brady [does hang up his cleats](https://nypost.com/2022/09/11/tom-brady-expected-to-retire-after-2022-nfl-season/) — again — he’ll be joining Fox Sports as their lead NFL analyst after agreeing to a monster 10-year, $375 million deal in May. [The message](https://twitter.com/giseleofficial/status/1569114757873168384?cxt=HHwWgMDTreHjzsYrAAAA) from Bündchen, 42, comes after Page Six first reported tension within the couple’s 13-year union [over Brady’s decision to un-retire from the NFL](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/01/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-in-epic-fight-sources/). “There’s been trouble in the marriage over his decision to un-retire. “These past two months I have realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands. He also co-parents 15-year-old son Jack with his ex, Bridget Moynahan. He changed course 40 days later and rejoined the Buccaneers.

Leave it to the ultimate power couple to try and quell the rumors prior to the kickoff of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' opener against the Dallas Cowboys. Bundchen ...

Tampa Bay opened the 2022 NFL season on the road against the Dallas Cowboys.

1](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/03/13/tom-brady-ends-retirement-return-nfl-buccaneers-ronaldo). [Lamar Jackson Addresses Declining Ravens’ Contract Offer](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/11/lamar-jackson-addresses-ravens-contract-extension-offer) Forty days after that, on March 13, Brady announced [he would indeed return to the Bucs](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/03/13/tom-brady-ends-retirement-return-nfl-buccaneers-ronaldo) for his 23rd NFL season. The Weirdness of the Browns Getting on Baker Mayfield](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/11/absurdity-of-the-baker-mayfield-browns-revenge-game) Simultaneously, she might have been telling rumormongers to stay out of the couple’s personal lives. [Brady is expected to retire for real after the 2022 season](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/09/11/tom-brady-retirement-expected-after-this-season-per-report-tampa-bay-buccaneers).

On Sunday night the supermodel tweeted a message to Brady ahead of the Buccaneers taking on the Dalla Cowboys for the first Sunday Night Football game of the ...

I’m not saying she can’t possibly come, but nothing is in place for her to be here for the first regular season game and that seems weird.” [a source told Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/01/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-in-epic-fight-sources/) after it was rumored she’d left the state, and Brady. We all have really unique challenges to our life. “It’s all personal … Gisele Bündchen makes public display of support for Tom Brady amid breakup rumors. Gisele Bündchen makes public display of support for Tom Brady amid breakup rumors

The NBA icon formally re-introduced viewers to the future Hall of Fame quarterback on Sunday night.

He didn’t make two months,” Jordan said of Brady. Jordan also subtly eluded to the 0–6 record the Cowboys, Tampa Bay’s SNF opponent, hold against Brady all-time. Time is a state of mind.

It appears as though the 2022 NFL season will be Tom Brady's last.

"The 45-year-old is heading into what is expected to be his final season in the NFL, according to sources with knowledge of his thinking. The way Tom Brady retired this past offseason came as a shock. He received a $13.88 million roster bonus the day after he signed a revised deal in April and will make $1.12 million in base salary. And Licht knew he had to take advantage. It's also why the Buccaneers' front office, led by Jason Licht, sprung into action. He has never said it publicly, but multiple parties involved acknowledge that after last year's retirement then unretirement, the end is coming.

Julio Jones is giving us glimpses of old Julio in his first game as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. So far the veteran wide receiver has caught 3 of his 4 targets ...

[READ MORE: Donovan Smith Questionable to Return for Buccaneers After Injury](https://www.si.com/nfl/buccaneers/gameday/donovan-smith-questionable-to-return-for-buccaneers-after-injury) The Buccaneers are loaded at the wide receiver position and they might need that depth the rest of the game as both Chris Godwin and Mike Evans were missing on that last drive. [READ MORE: Chris Godwin Out After Injury Against Dallas Cowboys](https://www.si.com/nfl/buccaneers/gameday/chris-godwin-out-after-injury-against-dallas-cowboys)

Tom Brady can still chuck the pigskin. Brady took the field for the first time in 2022 on Sunday night in Dallas, kicking off his 23rd NFL season and third ...

But Jones finished the half with three catches on four targets for 69 yards, plus the 17 rushing yards on two attempts. After rushing for a total of negative-3 yards over the past three seasons combined, Jones picked up 17 yards on the ground in his first half of football with the Bucs. Facing a first-and-10 at his own 23-yard line, Brady took a shotgun snap and looked to his left before looking right and throwing a deep rainbow in rhythm to Jones.

The Buccaneers played an ugly, winning game against the Dallas Cowboys. There have been, and probably will be, many games in which Brady carries the team to a ...

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Tom Brady stunned the NFL world in February when he decided to call it quits after his second season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but over a month after ...

[NFL Network](https://www.nfl.com/news/buccaneers-qb-tom-brady-heading-into-what-s-expected-to-be-his-final-season-in-n) reported the 2022 season will likely be Brady’s last. Over the last two weeks, the tabloids speculated their marriage had been on the rocks given Brady’s decision to return to football. But the legendary NFL superstar had maintained he would play until he was 45 years old and if everything stays status quo, he would do just that. "We're all not sure whether we're going to be here next year or not, that's the reality for every player, every coach, every parent. Brady made headlines in training camp when he took an 11-day break to handle some personal business. ](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tom-brady-11-day-absence-bucs-camp-lot-going-on)

Gisele Bündchen tweeted her support for Tom Brady before his season-opener against the Cowboys on Sunday night ... but she didn't attend the game.

Brady has yet to publicly address the reported rift between him and his wife ... 'cause the supermodel showed love for the QB on her social media ahead of his season-opening game, but skipped being there in person for it. "Let's go @TomBrady !," she wrote. [unretire](https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/13/tom-brady-announces-nfl-comeback/) for this season, she temporarily [stopped living with him](https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/08/tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-report-marriage-issues-unretirement/) recently. [Gisele Bündchen](https://www.tmz.com/people/gisele-bundchen/) appears to be back in [Tom Brady](https://www.tmz.com/people/tom-brady/)'s corner -- just not, at least for Sunday night, physically ... Gisele Shows Support For Tom Brady Before Season Opener, But Skips Game

“Let's go @TomBrady ! Let's go Bucs ! ✨✨✨,” the model, 42, tweeted on Sunday ahead of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beating the Dallas Cowboys 19-3.

❤️,” the Sejaa Pure Skincare creator captioned a photo of Benjamin and Vivian hugging their dad. (The quarterback is also the father of son Jack, 15, with his ex Bridget Moynahan.) It’s a continuous process.” “They had agreed he would retire to focus on the family, then he changed his mind.” “It’s all personal, you know. “Let’s go @TomBrady !

In the Buccaneers' season-opening win against the Cowboys, the running game and defense provided plenty of help to veteran quarterback Tom Brady.

[drama that surrounded Brady](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2022/03/15/tom-brady-nfl-return-decision-buccaneers-quarterback/7045109001/) since he last played in a real football game, it was fair to wonder whether there would be a residual impact that affected Brady’s game. He took [an 11-day hiatus](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/buccaneers/2022/08/11/tom-brady-away-tampa-bay-buccaneers-attend-personal-matter/10297569002/) during training camp for personal reasons, which fueled speculation about his high-profile marriage to Gisele Bündchen. But it’s a new season, with new chemistry to develop and more growth needed. That may seem odd for a man who has achieved so much and experienced even more on a football field. Ryan, who made his Bucs debut on Sunday night, won two Super Bowls during four seasons as a Brady teammate with the New England Patriots. His fourth-quarter interception, for example, came on a grossly underthrown slant pass to Mike Evans. It’s a good mix." I think we’re going to find things we like out of the game; there are plenty of things we’re not going to like. The injury bug that stung the Bucs offense during training camp and preseason carried over to the opener. Sure, Brady is still capable of lighting it up and, if healthy, a deep stable of big-play receivers will test that. But on Sunday night, Tampa Bay logged more rushing attempts (33) than passes. No, Brady didn’t begin his 23rd season with a signature performance.

Leonard Fournette ran for 127 yards and Devin White had two sacks while leading a defense that didn't give up a touchdown in the 19-3 Bucs victory. Brady threw ...

We’re going to have to stay healthy. We’re going to have to score in the red area. We’re going to have to.