NFL Draft Tom Brady teases NFL return, says 'I still have more to prove' - Page 3

Eleazar · 01:37 PM

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(CNN) - Star quarterback Tom Brady will return to the NFL to play another season after a rare first-round playoff loss, he hinted in an Instagram post on Wednesday.

"In both life and football, failure is inevitable. You dont always win. You can, however, learn from that failure, pick yourself up with great enthusiasm, and place yourself in the arena again," he wrote. "And that's right where you will find me. Because I know I still have more to prove."

Brady, now 42, is the oldest quarterback in the NFL and yet remains one of the league's top players. He is due to be a free agent this offseason and so will be able to sign with any NFL team, and there had been question as to whether the ageless wonder would retire.

In his Instagram post, he heaped praise on the fans, his teammates and the Patriots organization.

"I have been blessed to find a career I love, teammates who go to battle with me, an organization that believes in me, and fans who have been behind us every step of the way. Every one of us that works at Gillette Stadium strived to do their best, spent themselves at a worthy cause, and prepared to fail while daring greatly (h/t Teddy Roosevelt)," he wrote.

"And for that, we've been rewarded with something that the scoreboard won't show -- the satisfaction of knowing we gave everything to each other in pursuit of a common goal. That is what TEAM is all about."

Led by a dominant defense and Brady's steady quarterbacking, the Patriots went 12-4 this season. However, Brady did not impress in a first-round playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday, and his final throw was an interception returned for a touchdown. The loss was the earliest playoff exit for the Patriots in a decade.

He said after the loss that it was "pretty unlikely" he would retire.

"I don't know what the future looks like, and I'm not going to predict it," he said. When asked if there was a possibility that he would retire, Brady answered, "I would say it's pretty unlikely, hopefully unlikely."

When asked about bringing Brady back for another season, Patriots coach Bill Belichick deferred, saying, "We just finished the game. We're focused on this game, okay."

Brady has won six Super Bowls for the Patriots in his 20-year career since joining the team as a 6th round pick in 2000.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/08/us/to...urn/index.html

saphojunkie · 01-08-2020, 04:44 PM

The only thing he should prove is that he knows when to hang it up.

Imon Yourside · 01-08-2020, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Meck

that he can win without Belichick.

He couldn't win WITH Belichick this year so how will that work with say the 15th ranked defense?

Kman34 · 01-08-2020, 04:48 PM

Only thing he’s going to prove is that 43 year old men shouldn’t play QB in the NFL...

Lilmrp117 · 01-08-2020, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

That he wasn't just a more accurate, more clutch version of Matt Cassel his whole career who succeeded because of the cheating Belichick system, horribly inept division competition, the refs in their back pocket, great kickers and a whole lot of luck in a lot of games.

He'll fail hard because A) that's all true and B) he's too old to prove otherwise even if he could which he can't because A)

This gets overlooked a lot, but straight up stupid luck has contributed to the majority of his super bowls if you look back at it carefully. The tuck rule game saved him for the first super bowl, pete carrol gave him another super bowl win, the falcons ridiculous collapse gave him another, and dee ford offsides another. A normal player would be lucky to just have half of these events go their way, but this lucky bastard has all of them go his way.

I really hate pete carrol, the falcons and dee ford for making it so that people can argue that brady is the GOAT. I would have loved to see brady go up against the defenses in the 80's with the rules from that time that montana and marino faced. He'd probably just do what he does nowadays - throw himself to the ground to avoid the other team putting his ass on the ground. I hope next season he breaks his hip while throwing himself to the ground to avoid a hit.

**Rain Man** · 01-08-2020, 04:50 PM

After seeing him play this year, I welcome him back in 2020 and hope he remains a Patriot.

Imon Yourside · 01-08-2020, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

After seeing him play this year, I welcome him back in 2020 and hope he remains a Patriot.

Indeed this is probably the year his arm falls apart in midair like Paid-a-Tons did and he throws 4 picks by halftime and gets pulled against us.

AdolfOliverBush · 01-08-2020, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Eleazar

Brady, now 42, is the oldest quarterback in the NFL and yet remains one of the league's top players.

Bullshit. He's one of the worst starting quarterbacks in the league. Drive the ball down the field? At this point, he couldn't drive a peg up a goat's ass.

Kiimo · 01-08-2020, 04:57 PM

Is driving a peg up a goat's ass difficult?

It sounds difficult.

kcclone · 01-08-2020, 04:57 PM

Hopefully he ends up with the Raiders or Chargers. I would love to see him lose 3 straight to Reid and Mahomes

Setsuna · 01-08-2020, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

can't wait to break his body at arrowhead

im buying a ticket on the VISITOR SIDELINE

Why are you so obsessed with Tom Brady? Just let him fade into the sunset. You have an unnatural desire to be involved with his downfall. Borderline psychotic.

Mennonite · 01-08-2020, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Setsuna

Why are you so obsessed with Tom Brady? Just let him fade into the sunset. You have an unnatural desire to be involved with his downfall. Borderline psychotic.

Not wanting to see Brady publicly dismembered is a sure fire way to fail a Voight-Kampff test, skinjob.

LiveSteam · 01-08-2020, 05:33 PM

TwistedChief · 01-08-2020, 05:36 PM

We will play the Patriots next year in the Thursday night opener. We’ll hoist the championship banner. Brady will throw a pick 6. Chiefs will embarrass the Patriots.

I can’t wait for him to come back.

Setsuna · 01-08-2020, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief

We will play the Patriots next year in the Thursday night opener. We’ll hoist the championship banner. Brady will throw a pick 6. Chiefs will embarrass the Patriots.

I can’t wait for him to come back.

Absolutely unhinged. Chiefs fans have a Brady/Patriots complex.

Hammock Parties · 01-08-2020, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TwistedChief

We will play the Patriots next year in the Thursday night opener. We’ll hoist the championship banner. Brady will throw a pick 6. Chiefs will embarrass the Patriots.

I can’t wait for him to come back.

oh my god

we deserve this

you more than most

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Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	Tom Brady teases NFL return, says 'I still have more to prove' Megathreads suck (CNN) - Star quarterback Tom Brady will return to the NFL to play another season after a rare first-round playoff loss, he hinted in an Instagram post on Wednesday. "In both life and football, failure is inevitable. You dont always win. You can, however, learn from that failure, pick yourself up with great enthusiasm, and place yourself in the arena again," he wrote. "And that's right where you will find me. Because I know I still have more to prove." Brady, now 42, is the oldest quarterback in the NFL and yet remains one of the league's top players. He is due to be a free agent this offseason and so will be able to sign with any NFL team, and there had been question as to whether the ageless wonder would retire. In his Instagram post, he heaped praise on the fans, his teammates and the Patriots organization. "I have been blessed to find a career I love, teammates who go to battle with me, an organization that believes in me, and fans who have been behind us every step of the way. Every one of us that works at Gillette Stadium strived to do their best, spent themselves at a worthy cause, and prepared to fail while daring greatly (h/t Teddy Roosevelt)," he wrote. "And for that, we've been rewarded with something that the scoreboard won't show -- the satisfaction of knowing we gave everything to each other in pursuit of a common goal. That is what TEAM is all about." Led by a dominant defense and Brady's steady quarterbacking, the Patriots went 12-4 this season. However, Brady did not impress in a first-round playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday, and his final throw was an interception returned for a touchdown. The loss was the earliest playoff exit for the Patriots in a decade. He said after the loss that it was "pretty unlikely" he would retire. "I don't know what the future looks like, and I'm not going to predict it," he said. When asked if there was a possibility that he would retire, Brady answered, "I would say it's pretty unlikely, hopefully unlikely." When asked about bringing Brady back for another season, Patriots coach Bill Belichick deferred, saying, "We just finished the game. We're focused on this game, okay." Brady has won six Super Bowls for the Patriots in his 20-year career since joining the team as a 6th round pick in 2000. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/08/us/to...urn/index.html Last edited by Eleazar; 01-08-2020 at 01:37 PM.. Reason: Corrected title
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