Tom Brady Confirms NFL Team Contacted Him About Unretirement, Clarifies His Stance on a Return

Dec 17, 2025 | 9:16 PM EST

Tom Brady Confirms NFL Team Contacted Him About Unretirement, Clarifies His Stance on a Return

Dec 17, 2025 | 9:16 PM EST

If you were putting money on one player who might ever think about unretiring, Tom Brady would probably be the first name on the board. He loves the game. And there’s still a sense that a part of him misses being out there. NFL teams know that, too, or at least a few of them do, which is why, when Brady walked away for the second time, one of them picked up the phone.

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“Yes, when I retired the second time, there was a team that reached out. But I’m not gonna tell you who. I’m gonna leave you guys guessing on that. But it was actually a little bit intriguing. But at that time, I was pretty certain that I was done, done,” Brady said.

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