Tom Brady on emotions about returning for Year 23: 'It's not like I have 10 years left'

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was only retired for 45 days before telling his team that he would be coming back. It’s an emotional time for one of the greatest players of all time — he knows the clock is ticking on his career.

On the "Let’s Go!" podcast with legendary sportscaster Jim Gray on Monday, Brady discussed those emotions and how they are more heightened now than they have ever been.

"I'm just really feeling intensely my emotions," he said. "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 and there's no decision to be made, [but] it's not like I have 10 years left.

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Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 11, 2022. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

"I definitely don't have that. So, all these, I just am never going to take for granted, you know?"

There was a report that Brady would likely again retire following this season, per NFL Network.

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Brady made a trip to the Bahamas to "make good" on a promise he made to his wife, Gisele Bündchen, NFL Network reported.

Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with Mike Evans after a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 5, 2021. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Over the last two weeks, the tabloids speculated their marriage had been on the rocks given Brady’s decision to return to football. But the legendary NFL superstar had maintained