Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tom Brady says he's taking decision on future 'day to day'

Tom Brady said on his podcast that he's «still going through the process» and hasn't decided when to announce his plans on whether to play or retire.

«Sometimes it takes some time to really evaluate how you feel and what you want to do. I think when the time's right I'll be ready to make a decision one way or another, just like I said last week,» Brady said on the latest episode of his «Let's Go» podcast released Monday.

Asked if he has a timeline, Brady said: «I don't know. I'll know when the time is right. Like I've always said, I'm very blessed to play as long as I have. As things have gone on in the later parts of my career… there's a lot of interest in when I'm going to stop playing. I understand that. When I know, I'll know. When I don't know, I don't know. I'm not going to race to some conclusion about that.»

ESPN, citing sources, reported Saturday that Brady would retire from the NFL. The sources told ESPN that Brady knew the NFC divisional game against the Los Angeles Rams would likely be his last, and that he'd spent time after the game preparing for an announcement. ESPN also reported that it was unknown when Brady would formalize his plans to retire, but that he would not do it to upstage the NFL's postseason games, including the Super Bowl.

Don Yee, his agent, said in a statement sent out to media members that «I understand the advance speculation about Tom's future. Without getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what's being reported, Tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy. He knows the realities of the football business and planning calendar as well as anybody, so that should be soon.»

ESPN also reported that Buccaneers executives and coaches have been bracing for Brady