Evan Closky noted pretty early on in the Tom Brady retirement saga that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback never actually used the word, ‘retire’.
Now, it was done with a note of humor to it, but if every joke has a hint of truth in it, perhaps that one was closer to reality than we first gave credit. Especially after an early morning tweet sent out Sunday by NFL insider, Ian Rapoport.
Despite Tom Brady’s retirement announcement, the #Bucs aren’t giving up hope that he’ll return and play in 2022.