unbelievable NFL career, 22 years. Seven, Super Bowls.
Multiple MVPs. I mean, really? No one. Did it better than you
during your time. And so it was an honor privileges to watch
you compete watching play and to do it at such a high level
for so long and your 22nd year,
you're playing as good as you ever were. So
just unbelievable to my watch to win a Super Bowl
when I was in college.
What you went a few while I was in there fell and I saw you
when one, when I was retired, that's a pretty
impressive career right there. So
good luck in retirement.
Congratulations on an unbelievable career,
and appreciate your generosity.
And at least sharing a few of those super bowls with me
all the best pal.
Eli Manning, there's always gonna be that always always
always
going to be that, I think it's hilarious. That he's always
going to include Mike. That little part at the end.
And here's NBC New York's headline, breaking Tom Brady
who lost to suitable to the Giants during his legendary
career retires,
Nick, Foles. The other quarterback to beat Tom. Brady,
got a little dig in as well.
Handshake dig. Oh, yes, because after Super Bowl 50 to and
after losing to the Bears on that Thursday night, when Tom
Brady, lost track of the Downs, no, handshake for Nick Foles.
That was an issue that came up in advance of the playoff game
between Tom, Brady and the eagles which ended up being
the last victory of his career. The Jets want to know this better
be real. Yes. Don't worry Jets. You don't have to deal with Tom
Brady anymore
and Peter. It was so weird. How it happened?
Mad Dog, our good friend mad.
Dog, Chris Russo
for whom serious Mad Dog. Radio is named, and which has the
premiere every week of the Tom Brady. Let's go podcast, Radio
Show. He was hot yesterday about the fact that he didn't
announce his retirement on Monday night on that show. And
instead created the impression that he had made a decision yet
when he knew damn. Well, what was going to happen the next
morning? He didn't roll out of bed and thumb that multi-page
retirement statement on his iPhone, the Meaning that he
released at. That thing, was written, and Rewritten and
revised. Andre revised in vetted Andre vetted. He knew
when he
told Jim Gray that the decision will come when it comes. It
already came.
You know, here's the thing, Mike.
I understand all of that and I realize this is going to be
seen as a Very
Brady, empathetic comment. But if I'm Tom Brady, and I don't
want to announce my
retirement on a podcast or
I don't want to Adam schefter in Jeff Darlington to announce
it and I don't I want to do it when I want to do it, let them
do it.
I
that's that is what I think about all of this stuff and
because
there are nine Jillian, people who cover the NFL,
who write about the NFL, who talked about the NFL,
Things become stories,
that will not even be in the 198th paragraph of Tom Brady's
New York Times obituary and 2094.
You know, and and I think sometimes we get caught up in
these little things that I just simply don't care about.
I don't care when the announcement was made. I don't
care how he made the announcement. I just that stuff
to me. It is it's I'm not saying it's meaningless,
but it's 1/10 of 1% of what this story is, which is that
the greatest quarterback of all time is not going to play
football anymore.
Do we think he's truly done
or could it be a one year where he doesn't play? Cuz he has
said, and, you know, all your longer created the impression
he was playing through 2022. It wasn't until the last couple of
weeks that it all turned and most people,
I don't know. I don't know. I don't know why. It wasn't
a bigger deal that he's made it clear. He's playing through
2022 people. And now he says he's not. He said he doesn't
want to turn on a football game and watch guys play and think
they suck. I can still do it.
Well, he better not turn on.
The TV on any Sundays Monday night's Thursday night or
whenever those NFL games this fall because he will see
quarterback play that makes him say. I
just threw 5,000 yards last year. I set the single-season
completion record. I can still be doing this. These guys are
horrible. This is driving me crazy. Could you see him
finding his way back to the game in 2023?
I'd be very surprised Mike because
look,
I think
it's one thing for a guy to retire. Who really doesn't have
anything of significance up with him.
But we've seen in the last year,
two, quarterbacks,
two of the top 10 quarterbacks
statistically in NFL history. Drew Brees.
Philip Rivers have both been called by NFL. I
was asking if they would consider for the rest of this
season. Coming out of retirement. Both said no Philip
Rivers
High School football. Coach in Alabama. Drew Brees
an NBC Sports NFL analyst
and I think that
should provide a little bit of a clue
for Tom Brady, because Tom Brady has
a lot going on in his life
and not just
Being a, you know, a more, their father, and husband
and I think that probably is the biggest difference in
the biggest reason why I would be surprised if he ever came back.
I'm not, I don't, I don't know. Tom, Brady well enough
to know whether that there's any
chance that it ever would happen and I sincerely doubt it
will, but I also think that
he's got an awful lot to do in his life
that is going to keep.
I'm busy and is going to get him mentally thinking about
the rest of his life,
not going back to continue a life that he knows, and Mike,
we sought this year. He knows
he can keep playing football into the future.
In fact, I believe his legacy
long after he's gone. I'm obviously, is the number one
part of his legacy is his greatness. The Seven Super
Bowls, the,
and all that, but I believe that. At a huge part of his
legacy, should be
the fact that he has told every quarterback. Hey, listen,
the rules have changed in the NFL.
You're not going to get the crap beat out of you. The way.
Quarterbacks did two generations ago. And so, you
know, what? If you want to,
you can play into your 40s
and perhaps well into your 40s.
This isn't like when Phil Simms retired in 1980
after the 93 season at age 38,
And told me. He said, I wish I could keep playing.
I've got the answers to the test. Now. Nobody can confuse me,
but my body just can't hold up anymore.
Tom, Brady has shown quarterbacks now
through how to take care of yourself,
through pliability training,
stretching, everything
being more important than
how much you can Squat.
And, and he's shown people the way
and I believe that
Durations of quarterbacks to follow
are going to follow his Beacon.
And you're going to see one of these guys. I don't know Mahomes
burrow, Josh Allen
play until they're 47 years old.
Helps the games gotten safer to, for quarterbacks,
especially we see it every week with these Phantom, as Sims
calls. Nothing to pass her. Fouls, that that help ensure
that quarterbacks will stay upright and keep doing what
they do is the most important players on the field,
you know, you mentioned Drew Brees. He told Mike Tirico,
when Tirico was pinch-hitting for your football morning in
America calling back in July. That if you
you don't use it, you lose it and Brees already realized that
his ability to throw was evaporating because he wasn't
Looking at a mean Tom. Brady has to be all in all the time
to keep himself in football shape. Is he really going to
keep busting his butt or
or let himself get out of shape and then go through that period
where he's got to get it all started up again as you really
going to do that, I
tend to agree with you. I don't think he's going to be drawn
back. He's gonna find something else that you can throw himself
into
and he's got plenty of other things already from a business
standpoint and Peter. I wonder I said this yesterday, you
know, Peyton Manning could end up being a
small percentage.
Age minority owner of a team like the Broncos and have
a very visible role. For an owner who wants to stay in
the background. How much money Tom Brady has.
He's probably got when you combine his assets with Giselle.
A hell of a lot more than Peyton or any of the Mannings
put together.
I kind of wonder whether it's some point, Tommy's going to
have enough money to be the guy who owns the team. Not just
the guy who's front and center, wouldn't surprise me.
If he joins Club oligarch at some point down the road, because
we know that You know, he's going to replace that dopamine
Rush from playing football
by winning at life and winning in business. And he already has
and I think it's only going to get bigger and bigger for them
going forward.
I've always thought that Peyton Manning one day,
is going to own a team.
He's going to do what Michael Jordan did in the NBA,
you know, the issue obviously is
Peyton Manning in the NBA.
You could you can buy the Charlotte Hornets. I think
that's who they are
eaten by the Charlotte Hornets, for
whatever, 1/6
of what it costs to buy an NFA. I don't even know what it is,
but you can buy the Charlotte Hornets for
A fraction of what it would take to buy the Denver Broncos.
So that is the issue. What you need is you need a partner
in this and you need somebody to
to get in business with you and say, hey Peyton.
I want you to be
The Upfront owner of this team.
And when you own this team, you make all the decisions. This is
your business. You are going to be Jerry Jones. You're just not
going to be the guy.
You're going to be
Putting in five percent of the money,
you're not going to be putting in 95% of the money,
but that is the best thing at least in my mind.
I would love to see Brady and Manning own teams.
I'd love to see. Larry Fitzgerald,
getting involved in the ownership of a team.
I'd love to see these guys who were great players
and, and really thought about the future of the game.
I'd love to see them
become part of this.
And who knows if Brady will do that? I think Brady's career is
going to go in a different way.
But really, I'd love to see Manning have interest in
a team.