Sports World Reacts to Tom Brady's Retirement
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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, officially announced his intentions to retire "for good" early Wednesday morning. The announcement came via Tom Brady's social media pages in a short, emotional, and to-the-point video.
This is Brady's second retirement, but it does actually seem to be the real deal this time around. With the announcement, many from around the sports world - whether a fan, personality, or players - shared their thoughts and gratitude for the greatest NFL quarterback, and perhaps player, of all-time.
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Mayor of Tampa, FL, Jane Castor
Former Houston Texans' and Arizona Cardinals' DE, JJ Watt
College Gameday and Thursday Night Football broadcaster, Kirk Herbstreit
Former Colts’ punter and current media personality, Pat McAfee
All-time great Bucs’ LB, Derrick Brooks
Former New York Yankees’ SS, Derek Jeter
Sunday NFL Countdown Host, Samantha Ponder
Barstool Sports President, Dave Portnoy
Sports Personality, Stephen A. Smith
Actor, Jeremy Piven
Denver Broncos' QB, Russell Wilson
Former NFL CB, Darrelle Revis
Current NFL analyst and Former NFL player, Robert Griffin III
Former NFL QB, Mark Sanchez
ESPN analyst, Marcus Spears
Former NFL QB and current NFL analyst, Dan Orlovsky
Former Buccaneer Great, CB Ronde Barber
Former Buccaneers' QB, Brad Johnson
Former Patriots' WR and Brady best friend, Julian Edelman
Former Patriots' teammate, James White
Former teammate, Jason McCourty
Former Saints' and current Eagles' CB, C.J. Gardner-Johnson
Cardinals' Safety, Budda Baker
READ MORE: Tom Brady Has Harsh Reaction to Former Patriots Teammate
We will keep this article updated throughout the week to collect the reaction from those across the sports world as we reflect on Brady's career in Tampa Bay and New England.
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