Tom Brady’s father, agent refuses to report that quarterback has decided to retire – CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) – Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington of ESPN Drop a big news bomb on Saturday with the report saying that Tom Brady will officially retire from football at the age of 44. The world of football, as you might expect, has reacted in a huge way.

But it’s likely that the report is premature.

Since the story broke, several people – including Brady’s father and his agent – have denied the report, and several reporters have done some research to discover that Brady has may not make a final decision.

On the San Francisco-based broadcaster KRON, Tom Brady Sr. said that his son Not retirement.

JUST IN: Tom Brady Sr. speak @ kron4news that his son will not retire. Brady Sr. said an online publication began spreading an unsubstantiated rumor. However, several NFL insiders are now reporting it. @ kron4news #Brave Cat #NFL

– Kylen Mills (@KylenMills) January 29, 2022

Brady’s father also sent a text message to ESPN, saying, “Tommy has no such determination” about retiring. He went on to tell NFL Network that any reports of the decision to retire are “totally false.”

Sign up with Tom Brady Sr., who told me, and I quote, “This story Mike is purely conjecture. Tommy didn’t make the final decision one way or another and anyone else said. that he’s completely wrong.” #Brave Cat #Buccaneers

– Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) January 29, 2022

Brady’s agent, Don Yee, did not completely deny this information when speaking to reporters. However, he did say that “Tom will be the only one to present his plans with complete accuracy,” and that an announcement of retirement or resuming would be “soon.”

Statement from Tom Brady’s agent, Don Yee: pic.twitter.com/vbUhSToYtT

– Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 29, 2022

Tom E. Curran of NBC Sports Boston, who has been with Camp Brady for a long time, said that Brady is out of the country and will stay there next week.

Currently, Tom Brady is abroad and plans to also go abroad next week. While he may be intending to retire, it seems a final, final, FINAL decision has not been made or articulated.

So this isn’t exactly “comfort” on the Brady front but “pause now.”

– Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) January 29, 2022

Elsewhere, three separate reporters pointed out that Brady phoned the Buccaneers this weekend and said he had yet to make a decision about his future. Athletic’s Jeff Howe further detailed that Brady told the team “he’s not even close to making a decision.”

Tom Brady called the Bucs this afternoon to let them know he’s not even close to making a decision on retirement, according to a source.

– Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) January 29, 2022

Report to @BallySports: Tom Brady contacted @Buccaneers GM Jason Licht and told him he has yet to make a final decision on retirement, objecting to the ESPN report. Licht respects Brady’s process and waits for a definitive answer, whenever it comes, from QB.

– Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) January 29, 2022

Confirmed Tom Brady Called #Bucs GM Jason Licht informed him that he has NOT made a decision on whether to retire or compete in 2022. @MikeSilver reported it before.

– Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) January 29, 2022

The TB12 company also deleted a tweet thanking Brady for all the memories.

The account TB12 Sports deleted this Brady farewell tweet. pic.twitter.com/Iu4CJOB1NP

– Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) January 29, 2022

What this means, exactly, is difficult to say.

Maybe the rebuttals and denials are entirely accurate and Brady really hasn’t decided what he’s going to do yet.

It’s also possible that Brady – a careful curator of his own messaging, producer who runs his own documentary series, a social media influencer with nearly 18 million followers on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter – has his own plans and desires for how and when he wants to tell the football world that he is moving away from the game that he dominated for two decades.

Whatever it may be, it’s clear that Brady’s camp is working hard to lessen the impact of ESPN’s initial report that the decision to retire has been made.