Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will announce his retirement after 22 seasons, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports' Mike Jones on Saturday.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the announcement.
While other media outlets reported that Brady had not yet told the Bucs he was retiring, the person who spoke with USA TODAY Sports said Brady wanted to share the news himself but was "definitely" retiring.
The decision comes less than a week after the Buccaneers were eliminated in the NFC Divisional Round by the Los Angeles Rams.