Tom Brady’s decision to unretire provided ‘sense of relief,’ Bucs GM says

Tom Brady’s resolution to not go forward with retirement and determine to play the 2022 season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers supplied “a way of reduction” for common supervisor Jason Licht.

Licht revealed his response to Brady’s resolution on Monday throughout a press convention asserting the re-signing of extensive receiver Chris Godwin. Licht informed reporters he was ready for something when it got here to Brady’s resolution and needed to be prepared for the upcoming season with or with out him.

“Properly, on this enterprise it’s a must to be able to count on the sudden, however you additionally need to have plans both approach. There was nothing I might do about it at that time. We had lots of religion in pondering that he may change his thoughts, that he may come again, however we needed to have plans both approach,” Licht mentioned. 

“Now when he determined that he was going to un-retire, we had a number of conversations – myself and Bruce [Arians] had been a significant a part of that. There was a way that it might occur however didn’t have any definites till afterward, in all probability across the similar time Chris [Godwin] heard [and] received his textual content message. I had talked to him, and Bruce knew he was going to place a press release out. That was a terrific day, similar to right this moment is a superb day.”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady through the second half towards the Carolina Panthers on Dec. 26, 2021 at Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Licht mentioned he couldn’t level to only one issue that made Brady change his thoughts.

“Not one factor particularly. We’ve had so many conversations over the course of the 12 months. [Him], Bruce, myself, coaches – all of us see eye to eye. We all know an excellent participant after we see one,” he mentioned. “We all know what it’s going to take, so didn’t actually have to speak via that with him. Simply talking from expertise what we’ve carried out the final couple years with the roster. I feel he knew that wasn’t something he wanted to fret about.”

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady on Dec 19, 2021.
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Brady introduced final week he was going to return again for at the very least yet another season. He had introduced in February that it was time to retire to spend extra time together with his household.