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“It Happens, Man. You Get Old”: Ex-Bucs Star Gives Tom Brady a Hard-Hitting Reality Check

Published 01/25/2023, 4:30 PM EST

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Shaun King is the latest to chime in with some critical truths about Tom Brady‘s career. Standing at the n’tenth crossroad in his career, Tom Brady is not new to the barrage of disapproval directed at him. Commenting on the prolonging career and the fading accomplishments of Tom Brady, King called it time in his recent interview.

Former Buccaneers QB deciphered important aspects of Tom Brady’s performance during this season along with some harsh opinions.

Tom Brady: The walking target

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Sports careers beyond the usual age limit always come under heavy scrutiny. Accordingly, the heap of criticisms keeps piling up in Tom Brady’s case. Playing down the QB’s accomplishments, King urged everyone to look beyond what is already known. Suggesting some hard-hitting reality, King wants Tom Brady to come to terms with his age and the limits of his present game.

As per NYPost, talking to ‘Compare.bet’, Shaun King said, “It happens, man. You get old. You step off the sidewalk and you feel like you jumped off a 10-story building. It happens to everybody. It’s just a part of getting old.” His comments come even though Tom Brady pulled off some decent numbers this season. Shaun King also provided some insights into Brady’s game during important phases of plays.

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The former Buccaneers QB said, “Yeah, in spurts he can still make some throws, and, yeah, every second or third game he can have a fourth quarter that makes you remember how great he was. But from start to finish, he’s not the same player. Age is undefeated. If you watch Tom Brady play, when he is under pressure and duress, he is completely out of whack. That’s just the reality of it,” he added.

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Hits and misses make up a successful athlete’s career. But, Tom Brady has been amidst more misses now, to everyone’s knowledge. He has also been feeling the heat proved by his recent comments on the ‘Let’s Go Podcast’. He reportedly said, “If I knew what I was going to f–king do, I’d have already f–king done it. I’m taking it a day at a time.”

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Shaun King also sounded the alarm bells for the other teams who are looking at Brady for the next season. With Buccaneer’s teammates not believing the return of their QB, the Raiders, Dolphins, and Patriots seem to be in strong contention. Especially New England, now that they have hired a new OC in Bill O’Brien.

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Tom Brady is in his time-off period looking for the next answer to his two-decade career. He is certainly coming back for the next season, judging by his recent statements and the interest shown by other teams. Brushing off the $350 million deal from Fox, he would be hoping to come back strong for whatever team he is representing. Possibly go beyond all the criticisms thrown at him.

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