Is Tom Brady Retiring From The NFL?
Is Tom Brady retiring from the NFL? It’s a question that many fans are asking after the quarterback’s recent announcement. Here’s what we know so far.
Tom Brady’s Retirement
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has announced his retirement from the NFL after twenty years. Brady made the announcement via his Instagram account, saying that it “has been the greatest honor and privilege to play” in the NFL. Brady is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and is a four-time Super Bowl champion. His retirement will no doubt leave a big hole in the Patriots organization.
Tom Brady’s age
Tom Brady will turn 43 years old in August, and while that is certainly older than the typical NFL player, it’s not unprecedented for a quarterback to play at that age. In fact, Brett Favre played until he was 41, and Peyton Manning played until he was 39. So, if Tom Brady wants to play until he’s 45 or 46, it’s not out of the realm of possibility.
Tom Brady’s injuries
Tom Brady has had a few serious injuries throughout his career in the NFL. In 2008, he suffered a season-ending injury to his knee in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2017, he was listed as questionable for a game against the New York Jets with a shoulder injury. And in 2019, he missed several practices leading up to a game against the Buffalo Bills with an ankle injury.
Despite these injuries, Tom Brady has remained one of the most durable quarterbacks in the NFL. He has missed only eight games due to injury in his 21-year career.
Tom Brady’s contract
Tom Brady’s new contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is a two-year deal worth $50 million, with $25 million guaranteed and a no-trade clause, according to NFL Network.
The 42-year-old quarterback’s annual average salary of $25 million ranks sixth among quarterbacks, behind Russell Wilson ($35 million), Ben Roethlisberger ($34 million), Carson Wentz ($32 million), Dak Prescott ($31.4 million) and Kirk Cousins ($30 million).
The New England Patriots
The New England Patriots have been one of the most dominant teams in the NFL for the past two decades. They have won six Super Bowls, and nine conference championships. However, there is one big question surrounding the team: is Tom Brady retiring?
The New England Patriots’ quarterback situation
Tom Brady, the New England Patriots’ quarterback, is set to become a free agent in March. He has said that he wants to play until he’s 45 years old, but there are rumors that he might retire soon. The Patriots have also been rumored to be interested in signing free agent quarterback Cam Newton.
The New England Patriots’ head coach
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is located 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An owner-surveyed list from Forbes in August 2011 valued the Patriots at $1.36 billion, making them the seventh-most valuable sports franchise in the world. As of 2016, the Patriots have appeared in 11 AFC Championship Games (including seven consecutive appearances from 2011 to 2017), and played in and won eight Super Bowls, both of which are NFL records for most appearances and wins by a head coach-quarterback tandem. Bill Belichick has been head coach of the Patriots since 2000, making him the longest-serving head coach in franchise history since Eastham began his tenure with 9 seasons from 1901 to 1909; Belichick also has more regular season wins than any other head coach with 238 through 2019.
The New England Patriots’ owner
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 22 miles (35 km) southwest of downtown Boston.
The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An ownership group led by Robert Kraft purchased the team in 1994 for $172 million. The franchise began play in the AFL as the Boston Patriots in 1960, but switched confabs several times before settling on the AFC in 1970 after the AFL–NFL merger.
The NFL
Tom Brady has been one of the most prolific quarterbacks in NFL history. He has led the New England Patriots to nine Super Bowl appearances, winning six of them. Brady has also been named the Super Bowl MVP four times. However, there is speculation that Brady may be retiring from the NFL.
The NFL’s salary cap
In order to ensure that all teams are on a level playing field, the NFL has a salary cap that limits how much money each team can spend on its players. The salary cap is determined by a formula that takes into account the league’s revenue and expenses. For the 2019 season, the salary cap is $188.2 million.
Each team must stay under the salary cap at all times. If a team goes over the salary cap, it is subject to penalties including fines and loss of draft picks.
The salary cap has been in place since 1994, and has increased every year since then. In recent years, the salary cap has been increasing by about $10 million per year.
With the 2019 season underway, there have been rumors that Tom Brady may retire from the NFL after this season. If Brady does retire, he will leave behind a huge void in the NFL landscape.
The NFL’s new television contracts
The NFL’s new television contracts are the richest in sports history. The eight-year deals with Fox, CBS, and NBC are worth a combined $24 billion. That’s an average of $3 billion per year, or about $100 million per team.
The contracts take effect in 2014 and run through the 2022 season. They include an option for a two-year extension that would run through the 2024 season.
The NFL’s previous television contracts were worth a combined $20 billion over six years. That’s an average of $2.67 billion per year, or about $70 million per team.
The new contracts represent a significant increase in revenue for the NFL, and will likely lead to increased salaries for players and staff across the league.
The NFL’s concussion protocol
The National Football League’s concussion protocol is a set of guidelines used by the league to help identify and manage concussions suffered by players during games and practices.
The protocol was first implemented in the NFL in 2009, and has been revised several times since then. It includes both sideline and locker room concussion tests, as well as a number of steps that must be taken before a player can return to the field.
Players who are suspected of suffering a concussion are required to leave the game or practice immediately, and cannot return until they have been cleared by an independent medical doctor. If a concussion is confirmed, the player must then follow a strict return-to-play protocol that includes progressively more intense physical activity, with final clearance coming only after the player has been symptom-free for at least seven days.
The concussion protocol has come under criticism in recent years for its handling of some high-profile cases, but it remains in place as the league’s primary method of managing head injuries.
