New England Patriots Make Statement On Tom Brady’s Future After 2019 Season

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady likes to give people something to think about. His April Fools’ Day joke was something different. Brady mentioned the word “retire,” and fans went crazy. So, will Brady retire after the 2019 season?

Brady’s contract status is one of the most common topics this offseason. He has one year remaining on his contract and a $27 million cap hit New England is trying to bring down. TB12 promised to play until he is 45, but there is one odd scenario nobody thought about.

Greg Bedard of the Boston Sports Journal reported that some Patriots don’t rule out the possibility of Brady retiring after the 2019 season, especially if the team wins Super Bowl LIV.

“The team, sources told BSJ, has not ruled out the possibility that Brady could retire after this season, especially if he wins another Super Bowl. That would give him four in his final six seasons and would trump the three he won his first four seasons as a starter. Seven total Super Bowl titles would break the franchise tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers, leave Brady two titles clear of any other player, and would represent a largely unbreakable record.”

But, pretty much everyone around the league knows that Brady will stay a little longer than that.

“When we were down with the Yankees, I had a chance to go to dinner with (Ichiro) and his wife in his home in Bellevue, (Wash.), and I’ve only had two people tell me they want to play to the age of 50: One was Tom Brady. The other one was Ichiro,” Alex Rodriguez said. “And they both meant it.”

If you ask him, he will say there’s zero chance to retire.

Zero. There’s zero. I’ve said that for a long time. I feel like I’m asked that a lot and I feel like I repeat the same answer, but no one wants to believe me,” Brady said. “I’ve set a goal for myself at 45. Like I said before, it’s very hard to make it that far. I know how hard it was this year and the commitment it takes and hopefully I’ve learned from some of the things that happened this year to be better next year, but every year’s tough.”

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