Tabout Bradyconsidered the best player in NFL history, asserted that at his 48 years He is fit to play again, but added that, as an executive of the Las Vegas Raiders, it is impossible. “I think the answer would be, ‘yes, I’m ready and I could come back, but I’m not allowed to because I’m a minority owner of the Raiders,’ so I can’t come out of retirement.”said the seven-time Super Bowl champion.
He current star analyst for the FOX Sports network He said he was not surprised by the return of Philip Rivers, who after four years of inactivity signed as the new quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, despite being 44 years old.
“If Philip has been practicing and doing what he needs to do, then we will all see him at his best. and with a great exhibition against the Seattle Seahawks next Sunday,” said the future Hall of Famer about Rivers’ debut in week 15 of the NFL season.
For Brady, both he and Rivers can, despite their age, be back in the NFL because The quarterback position requires mental agilitysomething he was taught from his college days with the Michigan Wolverines.
“For the quarterback, this game is from head to toe. At Michigan we had a saying: ‘The mind is to physics as four is to one at the quarterback position.’ The question is: ‘Do you still have the physical ability to take hits, pass, buy time in the pocket?’. If the answer is yes, you’re in,” he explained.
Tom Brady admitted that as soon as he found out that Philip Rivers came out of retirement to join the Colts, he joked about something that sounded crazy. “Who makes the decision to retire and then ‘de-retires’ if they are ultimately going to retire again? Who does that? It’s ridiculous for Philip to do that,” he said with a smile, alluding to the fact that he did something similar in 2022.
In February of that year, Brady announced his retirement from the NFL, which caused a great media movement that had another shock 40 days later, when Tom changed his mind by saying that he would play that season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at the end of which, yes, he retired permanently.
