Tom Brady retirement talk starts buzzing following playoff loss, what he's said recently about it

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Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening in the NFC divisional round started the clock on retirement watch.

Retirement rumors have been buzzing since the start of the playoffs. According to multiple reports, Brady has been "noncommittal" about the possibility of returning to Tampa Bay for the 2022 season. With the close 30-27 loss to the Rams, the noise around his future started to get louder.

Brady was definitely bothered by the tough Rams defense early in the game. Los Angeles’ line led by Aaron Donald and pass-rushers Von Miller and Leonard Floyd. Not to mention trying to get the ball to his receivers with Jalen Ramsey and company breathing down their necks.

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Jan 23, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) waits in the tunnel before playing the Los Angeles Rams during a NFC Divisional playoff football game at Raymond James Stadium. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)

Los Angeles led 27-3 with 7:07 remaining in the third quarter.

The Buccaneers got a few key turnovers and late in the fourth quarter Brady would find Mike Evans for a 55-yard touchdown catch that would bring the game to within a touchdown. With 42 seconds left, Leonard Fournette ran the ball in for a touchdown.

Brady’s appeared to have the same magic that has propelled him through his entire career. If it wasn’t for the defense allowing a big play from Matthew Stafford to Cooper Kupp to setup the game-winning field goal, Brady and the Buccaneers may have had a better chance of winning the game.

The retirement talk occurred soon after the loss. Brady