Tom Brady decides to play 2022 season with Bucs, NFL world reacts

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Tom Brady announced Sunday night he was coming back to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2022 season, more than a month after he announced he was going to retire.

Brady’s decision comes just hours before the new NFL league year began. He was still under contract with the Buccaneers for the 2022 season before he announced he was going to retire.

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Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers waves to the crowd as he runs off the field after defeating the New England Patriots in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

The decision sparked a ton of NFL reaction.

Brady initially announced he was going to retire on Feb. 1 but kept hinting in the days and weeks that followed that he wasn’t totally going to hang it up.

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Brady signed with the Buccaneers after leaving the New England Patriots and brought former Pats tight end Rob Gronkowski along for the ride. The team later added receiver Antonio Brown. Each player had a hand in the Bucs' 2021 Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with Mike Evans #13 after a touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski #87 during the second quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 05, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

But Brady and the Bucs failed in their attempt to repeat this season.

Brady nonetheless had one of his best statistical seasons in 2021. He finished with a