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The NFL GOAT announced his retirement yet again. This marks the second time the seven-time Super Bowl-winning champion announced that he is hanging his cleats. The news came after the 45-year-old played his 23rd season. which was filled with personal turmoil and professional heartbreaks. Despite confronting many issues, Tom Brady broke and set new records. Although the news of his retirement would upset his loyal fans, it did the exact opposite.

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Fans of the NFL World are not ready to believe that Tampa Tom is going away from the field. In fact, some will patiently wait for him to come out of his retirement and sign with a new team. We can understand why fans feel that way. Brady is not the most predictable player and always has some tricks under his hat.

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There were fans who were genuinely distraught over the 15-time Pro Bowl selection’s retirement, but there were also those who chose to not believe him. And why is that so?

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Last year in the offseason, the future Hall of Famer announced his retirement on February 1 (same as today). However, it was only after forty days that Terrific Tom told the world that he will come back to the sport and had “unfinished business.” Many believed that the unfinished business meant winning the eighth Super Bowl. But he could not fulfill the dream. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers team barely crawled to the playoffs. There, the Dallas Cowboys dominated them.

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Instead of being sad that Tom Brady retired, fans are coming up with funny and comical jokes

Since then, many speculations and theories have come up as to where the dextrous player would play in the next season. But it seems like all the discussions were in vain because Brady finally announced his retirement “for good.” 

Even though the video he uploaded on his Twitter timeline was emotional (Tom almost chokes while addressing everybody he loves), fans did not react to it sentimentally.

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A fan wrote:

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Many fans have developed trust issues.

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A fan reacted using a video of Shannon Sharpe:

This user is ready to see the outstanding player throw the pigskin again.

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Now fans will wait for 40 days to see if the retirement news was a prank or not.

In the meantime, the former Bucs QB has a nice contract worth $375 million with FOX waiting for him.

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs. Her favorite athlete is football superstar Tom Brady, whom she finds immensely motivating. The following quote by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is among her most treasured ones: "If you don't play to win, don't play at all", which more often than not inspires her to excel in every pursuit she takes up! When away from work, Neha indulges herself in browsing through Realistic English, Post Structuralist American, and Modern Indian Literature.

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