TOM Brady seemingly hinted of his intention to walk back on his retirement the day before his official announcement in a chat with soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo was seen on Saturday in a shared to Instagram asking Brady about his retirement. “You’re finished, right?” asked Ronaldo.
Brady takes a second to shrug his shoulders before answering: “That’s what I don’t know.”
Then on Sunday - just hours after the NFL star's trip to meet Ronaldo at Manchester United's ground in the UK, he announced that he is coming out of retirement after only two months off the field.
The Football legend made the announcement on his
“These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands,” he wrote.
“That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family.”
Brady said that he will be returning for his 23rd season in Tampa.
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“Unfinished business LFG.” he wrote.
The Bay Buccaneers "He's baaackkkk 😏" following Brady's statement.
Brady shared photos of his trip to Manchester United's ground on Twitter and captioned them: 'Thanks to and the Glazer family for hosting me and my boys yesterday. So lucky to be able to share experiences like this with them.'
Brady initially announced on February 1 that he is going to retire from the NFL at age 44 after glittering 22 seasons as a quarterback.
"This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore," he said in the post.
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