Tom Brady Sr. Gives the Strongest Indication Yet Tom Brady Jr. Isn't Close to Retiring
The Boston Globe managed to score an interview with Tom Brady Sr. that somehow didn’t result in him telling the whole failing Fake News operation they can piss up a rope for running a hatchet piece that accuses his son of basically stealing money from special needs kids.
That the elder Brady would go all Four Agreements on us and follow his son along the dreaded high road is the bad news. The very good news is that he said it looks like Mrs. Brady’s health is looking good and with any luck she might be cancer-free.
Less important but much more blog-worthy good news is what he said when asked about the idea that when if his kid wins a sixth Super Bowl, he’s going to be satisfied to call it a career and step aside for the Jimmy Garoppolo Era:
“I don’t know where those rumors come from,” said Brady Sr. “I’ve certainly never heard those from my son’s lips. At a certain point in time, you might fall out of love with it; what else is there to accomplish? But he loves football as much as he loves anything in his life. Why he would voluntarily give it up other than for family responsibilities, I don’t know.” …
“Last year, he threw 28 TDs and 2 picks and was arguably the league MVP. He will be 40 this year, but if you play like you’re 29, how does that go over? … People say he is going to fall off. What’s falling off, 35 TDs and 6 interceptions? The bar is set pretty high for him, so people are going to be scrutinizing everything in his game.
“In terms of Tommy going out on his terms, you just take it day by day. There is no sense worrying about next year.”
And there you have it. From the lips of the man who knows him best to God’s ears. We all know Brady is Superman. But he’s not Zack Snyder’s Superman, all grim and burdened by his powers and dreaming of flying off to the Fortress of Solitude to run his $200 cookbook and pajama business. He’s Christopher Reeves’ Superman. Enjoying every bit of it with a smile on his face and not the least bit interested in giving up his powers. (Note: I know Reeves gave up his powers to date Lois in act two of “Superman II.” Quit interrupting me with your facts. I’m on a roll.) He’s not thinking about the end of the line. He’s not planning his Irish Exit. He’s focusing on doing today’s resistance band workout so he can keep playing like he’s 29. His concern is this afternoon’s film study to find better ways to identify the Mike so God forbid he doesn’t become on of those 35/6 quarterbacks. Because “he loves football as much as he loves anything in life” and everything else can wait.
Perfect. Just what we needed to hear in mid-June. And if you’re one of the 31 owners whose whole plan is trying to wait him out and win once he finally retires, this is the last thing you needed right now.