Tom Brady coming back to play for Tampa Bay, weeks after retirement announcement

Tom Brady is an NFL participant once more. 

It took lower than 2 months, however the Tampa Bay Buccaneers famous person – broadly thought-about to be the best participant in NFL historical past – introduced on Twitter his resolution to unretire and return for a twenty third season on Sunday evening in information that shocked the sports activities world. 

“These previous two months I’ve realized my place continues to be on the sphere and never within the stands. That point will come. However it’s not now. I really like my teammates, and I really like my supportive household. They make all of it doable. I’m coming again for my twenty third season in Tampa. Unfinished enterprise LFG”, Brady wrote on his verified Twitter account.

Brady had initially introduced his retirement on February 1st, releasing a prolonged assertion on social media saying he wasn’t in a position to commit “100%” of himself to the sport. 

“That is troublesome for me to write down, however right here it goes: I’m not going to make that aggressive dedication anymore. I’ve cherished my NFL profession, and now it’s time to focus my time and vitality on different issues that require my consideration,” Brady wrote on the time. 

Now, Brady comes out of retirement to try to guide the Buccaneers to their third straight playoff look, after successful Tremendous Bowl LV with the staff in his first season in Tampa Bay. 

The Buccaneers reacted with jubilation to the information, pointing to the “unprecedented period of success” the group has seen since Brady’s arrival. 

“Tom Brady likes to play soccer as a lot as anybody I’ve ever been round. As Tom mentioned, his place proper now could be on the soccer area. He’s nonetheless taking part in at a championship stage and was as productive as anybody within the league final season. We’re ecstatic that he determined to proceed taking part in and dealing towards successful one other championship,” mentioned Head Coach Bruce Arians. 

“We’re thrilled that Tom has determined to return again this season,” mentioned Basic Supervisor Jason Licht. 

“We mentioned we would go away all choices open for him ought to he rethink his retirement and at present’s announcement is one thing now we have been getting ready for in latest days. Bruce and I’ve had loads of conversations with Tom lately that led us to consider there was a sensible probability he would wish to come again. Tom is the best quarterback of all time who continues to be taking part in at an elite stage. With this resolution now made, we are going to proceed to maneuver ahead with our offseason plans to reload this roster for one more championship run,” Licht added. 

The Buccaneers now face a sequence of roster choices, together with whether or not to carry again star tight finish Rob Gronkowski, as they work to navigate a good wage cap for the 2022 season.