NFL legend Tom Brady expresses one regret about storied playing career

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Tom Brady's serious approach to football during his time in the NFL was well documented. 

During a sit-down on "The Pivot" podcast, the seven-time Super Bowl winner expressed some regret about his fiery approach.

"What I would have changed was, ‘OK, there’s part of me that still loves …’ You see these young players. I see, like, Patrick [Mahomes] out there at quarterback, laughing, having fun," Brady told former NFL players and current podcast co-hosts Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder in May. 

"I’m like, ‘I used to be like that!’ What the hell happened to me? I just got too serious."

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Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady before a game between the Michigan Panthers and the Memphis Showboats at Ford Field May 18, 2024, in Detroit.  (Nic Antaya/UFL/Getty Images)

Brady seemed to take a serious and arguably robotic approach that the New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick had during the franchise's unprecedented run of success. 

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When Brady did get emotional, it often involved him getting in teammates' faces to yell at them on the sideline or him violently smashing a tablet.

But Brady did seem to be looser when he left New England and joined the Buccaneers in 2020.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady yells at his team during the second half of a game against the Washington Football Team Nov. 14, 2021, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Brady announced his decision to retire from the NFL "for good" after the 2022 season. The NFL icon is now preparing