Tom Brady says NFL didn't support his potential comeback
Tom Brady would need to divest his ownership interest in the Las Vegas Raiders to return as an NFL player. File Photo by Jon Robichaud/UPI March 26 (UPI) -- Tom Brady considered a return to the NFL, but the league did not support his potential return to the field, the former star quarterback said. Brady made the comments during an interview with CNBC.
The current minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders ended his decorated playing career after the 2022-23 NFL season, which he spent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "I actually have inquired, and they don't like that idea very much," Brady told CNBC. "So I'm going to leave it at that.
" Brady, who won seven Super Bowls and earned more than $330 million in salary during his NFL career, would first need to his divest interest in the Raiders if he did decide to return as a player. The NFL's all-time leader in completions, attempts, passing yards, passing touchdowns, fourth-quarter comebacks, game-winning drives, games started, victories and Super Bowl titles, showed life remained his right arm during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic on Saturday in Los Angeles, but said he is "happily retired. " Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady (L) holds several all-time records, including for victories and Super Bowl titles.
File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI "We explored a lot of different things, and I'm very happily retired," Brady said. "Let me just say that, too. I loved being out there playing in the flag game.
I loved not getting hit. I've got a lot of really fun things I'm involved in. "It's never going to get old throwing passes to incredible athletes on the football field.