By Ben Morse and Matt Foster, CNNUpdated 0959 GMT (1759 HKT) September 14, 2022 Tom Brady walks down field against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on September 11.(CNN)Tom Brady remarked on his latest podcast appearance that he is «close to the end» of his NFL career as he continued to hint at his retirement.
Brady, now 45 years old, has had a tumultuous offseason, retiring in February only to later reverse that decision. In the midst of August's training camp, Brady took an 11-day leave of absence to «deal with personal things,» according to his head coach Todd Bowles.Last week, Brady said: «As you get older, life changes quite a bit.
There's different responsibilities that take form in your life. There's different perspectives you gain.»The seven-time Super Bowl champion, speaking on his regularly scheduled 'Let's Go!' podcast with co-host Jim Gray on Tuesday, said that he is «feeling more than things in the past for some reason» as he competes in his 23rd NFL season.
Brady prepares to take the field for the Bucs against the Cowboys.«I'm just really feeling intensely my emotions,» the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback told Gray. «And I feel like I always have that, but I think when you get close to the end — and I don't know exactly where I'm at with that, but there's no decision to be made, it's not like I have 10 years left, I definitely don't have that.Read More»All these, I'm just never going to take for granted.