Some NFL players just don’t know when to hang ’em up.
TakeĀ Brett Favre for example. The Packers legend could have gone out on top after 16 seasons in Green Bay but instead decided to “unretire” several times in less-than-memorable stints with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets.
Tom Brady hasn’t hit retirement age yet, but he’s getting there.
The New England Patriots quarterback recently has fielded a lot of questions about his advanced age, and in a Tuesday radio interview with WEEI, he responded withĀ an answer for the ages.
“When I suck, Iāll retire,” Brady said, via WEEI.com. “I donāt plan on sucking for a long time.”
Point taken.
Brady turned 37 at the beginning of August, but he hasn’t shown any signs of regressing, throwing for over 4,000 yards for the third consecutive season in 2013 despite working with a depleted receiving corps.
“Thereās nowhere Iād rather play, I know that,” Brady added. “I love playing for this team and I love representing this team. …
“Iāve had a lot of people over the years tell me the things I couldnāt do, and I think thatās always been great motivation for me to go out there and accomplish things that I think I can do. Hopefully itās to continue to play at a high level for a really long period of time.”
Or, at the very least, until he starts sucking.