Arguably the greatest quarterback ever, Tom Brady is currently playing in his 23rd NFL season. In 2000, he joined the Patriots and spent 20 years with the team. In, 2020, he joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and currently playing his last season with them. Safe to say, he showed tremendous longevity in the NFL. According to ESPN, Brady has now spent half of his life in the NFL, which left NFL fans speechless.
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Dec 11, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass against the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
It is worth noting that, Brady is regarded as one of the greatest ever to play in the NFL; many call him the GOAT. Although this recent statistic is a remarkable feat, fans on social media surprisingly have a mixed reaction.
NFL fans react to Tom Brady spending half his life in the league
Earlier, NFL’s official Twitter handle posted a statistic, which showed that Brady was 8292 days old before getting drafted into the NFL by the Patriots. Remarkably, he has now completed the same number of days in the NFL as well.
Tom Brady has officially spent 50% of his lifetime in the NFL 😳 (h/t @BetweenTheNums)
After seeing this crazy statistic, one fan took a dig at him regarding his recent divorce from ex-wife Gisele Bündchen.
That’s why his wife left him 🤷🏻♂️
Another fan lauded him for making a lot of sacrifices to achieve greatness.
Greatness comes with a sacrifice 🐐
One fan asked him to retire after spending all these days in the NFL.
He need to retire and enjoy his money
Many fans also praised the quarterback for achieving this feat.
No one will ever repeat this as a QB.
One fan felt really happy for Brady for spending half of his lifetime doing something that he likes.
Great. Most people spend 90 percent of their life doing something they hate
One more fan felt the same thing.
So? I wish 50% of my life was doing something that made me happy! Well done, Tom!!
Another fan praised Brady for this crazy longevity in the NFL.
Woahh thatt's some longevityy at it's finestt there shidd the greatt @TomBrady been outt doingg Father's time in his careerr tho. #GOAT 🐐 #HOF 🏈 #LegendForever 🏆 #TB12 #GoBucs #NFL
On the other hand, some fans felt new rules helped Brady to achieve this feat.
and who said muscles were needed in the NFL?!? And it only took Mr Nice New Rules to help Tom accomplish this feat, bc he would have never survived in the 70/80/90s, bc playing QB in the NFL, where QBs got hit too! SMH, don't recognize this brand of Football...A Catch, A QB hit
It is worth noting that, Brady retired after the 2021 season, which lasted only 40 days. So, many fans took a dig at the statistic and Brady for his short-lived retirement.
Do those figures factor in his short-lived retirement?
Meanwhile, one fan compared him to LeBron James.
Lebron been there done that lol Relax people
Despite the fans’ mixed opinions, one can not deny that these numbers are crazy. Moreover, he did not just spend all these days in the NFL, but he won plenty of accolades during his time and still eying one. He has won 7 Super Bowls, the most by a player; he won 5 Super Bowl MVPs and 3 NFL MVP awards as well. As a result of these crazy numbers, many consider him the Greatest of all time or the GOAT.
As mentioned earlier, he is currently playing his final year with the Bucs. It will be interesting to see where he goes after this season. There were plenty of rumors suggesting that he will return to the Patriots. Many reports also suggested that we could see him in the 49ers team next season. Also, there’s a possibility of his retirement; certainly, the picture will be clear after the end of this season with the Bucs.
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