Tom Brady Says He Will Return to the N.F.L. and the Buccaneers

Tom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl in February 2021, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs.Credit...Lynne Sladky/Associated PressAfter less than six weeks of retirement, it appears that Tom Brady is back.

Brady, the 44-year-old quarterback who has won the Super Bowl seven times, wrote on his social media accounts Sunday evening that he would return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to play his 23rd N.F.L. season.

These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands. That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible. I’m coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa.…