Tom Brady says he considered NFL comeback, but the league ‘didn’t like that idea’
By David Wasson
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Tom Brady just doesn’t know how to quit the NFL.
The future Pro Football Hall of Famer, full owner of seven Super Bowl rings and minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, Brady told CNBC in a recent interview that he inquired with the league about a potential return to the field despite his stake in the Raiders.
“I actually have inquired, and they don’t like that idea very much,” Brady said in an interview this week promoting his World Cup ad campaign with CNBC Sport. “We explored a lot of different things, and I’m very happily retired. Let me just say that, too.”
The NFL told CNBC that if Brady were to pursue a return to the league, he would first need to divest his ownership stake in the Raiders – citing a 2023 policy that prohibits players or team employees from taking equity in a club. The league also said that there would be additional player/owner salary cap issues involved as well.
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Brady, who won Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 23-season career before hanging them up in 2023 at age 45, said that he has helped the Raiders front office make personnel and coaching decisions in what he called a “strategic advisory role.”
Brady is also employed as a broadcaster with FOX.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
