Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and NFL great Tom Brady is expected to retire at the age of 44

Legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady is expected to announce his retirement. 44-year-old Brady has defied time to continue playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in recent seasons, but now it seems he has made the decision to step away from the sport after a glittering career.

Ad/> The news was sparked by a now-deleted tweet from his company TB12 Sports on Saturday, which listed his achievements and signed off: «22 incredible seasons. Thank you for it all, Tom Brady.» NFLFive takeaways from Falcons v Jets as NFL action returns to London in style10/10/2021 AT 22:47 His father Tom Brady Sr denied the news however, claiming that the news was conjecture and that his son had yet to make a final decision.

Rafael Nadal v Daniil Medvedev — Australian Open final LIVE STILLS: Protestor interrupts Australian Open men's final His agent Don Yee also moved to dampen the speculation — at least temporarily — by issuing a statement to the NFL Network. «I understand the advance speculation about Tom's future,» it read.

/> «He knows the realities of the football business and planning calendar as well as anybody, so that should be soon.» Whenever he decides to call it a day, Brady — a seven-time Super Bowl winner and a five-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player — will retire as one of the game's most decorated players. The NFL paid their own tribute on Twitter and a series of messages under the #ThankYouTom were trending thereafter.