Ohio State Coach Ryan Day Praises Tom Brady As 'Greatest QB Ever' After Retirement
Tom Brady, arguably the best player in the history of the NFL, retired 'for good' on Wednesday morning, stealing sports headlines across the nation.
And during his National Signing Day press conference on Wednesday, Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day, who grew up a Patriots fan, had high praise for the future Hall-of-Famer.
"What an ubelievable career that he's had," Day said of Brady. "Somebody that i've looked up to when I played, watching him, and as i've gone on with my career. I tell my family, he's older than me. So its just amazing that he's taken care of his body, he's the pillar of unbelievable discipline, and what an ubelievable career. In my opinion, the best quarterback to ever play the game."
Brady played 23 seasons in the NFL, 20 of which came as a member of the Patriots under coach Bill Belichick.
After a brief 40-day flirtation with retirement last offseason, Brady decided to return for what would be his final season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2022.
He and the Buccaneers were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys 31-14 in their Wild Card round showdown his last in the NFL.
“I’m retiring. For good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up this morning I figured I’d just press record and let you guys know first,” Brady said in a video published via Twitter.
Brady entered the NFL as the 199th overall selection by the Patriots in the 2000 NFL Draft.
And the rest was history.
Brady finishes his illustrious career with regular season totals of 12,050 pass attempts for 7,753 completions (64.3 percent), 89,214 passing yards, 649 touchdowns and 212 interceptions.
Brady also dominated the postseason, where he has compiled a record of 35-13, as well as a quarterback rating of 89.8.
He completed 62.5 percent of his postseason passes for 13,400 yards, 88 passing touchdowns and 40 interceptions.
Brady won seven of the ten Super Bowls in which he played, earning the big game’s MVP five times.
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