The NFL legend does not rule out a return to the field but if certain conditions are met.
Seven-time Superbowl winner Tom Brady, 46, said in a podcast appearance Thursday that he would consider joining an NFL team midseason if a quarterback were injured, as Joe Flacco did made with the Cleveland Browns last year.
Brady mentioned two franchises: the New England Patriots, his former team, and the Las Vegas Raiders, of which he wants to become a minority owner. He pointed to an NBA analogue, as Michael Jordan became part-owner of the Washington Wizards before coming out of retirement to play for Washington for two seasons.
“I am not opposed to it”Brady said on the podcast «Deep Cut». “I don’t know if they’ll let me if I become an NFL team owner. I will always be in good shape. I will still be able to throw the ball. So to get in a little bit, like (Jordan) coming back, I don’t know if they would let me. But I wouldn’t be opposed to it.”
Brady, who is also expected to begin working with Fox Sports this fall, reached a deal in May 2023 to join the Raiders’ ownership group. The NFL has not yet completed its approval process.
Brady, who announced his retirement in February 2023, is considered the greatest quarterback of all time after winning six Super Bowls with the Patriots and a seventh with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while breaking virtually every passing record in the franchise. NFL. He retired on February 1, 2022, but had changed course just 40 days later, returning for a third season with the Buccaneers.
