Tom Brady Insists He Hasn't Made Retirement Decision Yet, Doesn't Know How Report Went Public
BOSTON (CBS) -- Despite all of the reports, Tom Brady insists that he has not retired. Not yet, anyway.
The quarterback spoke with Jim Gray for their weekly chat on Monday, and he said that he still has not made a firm decision on retiring from football or playing next season.
"I'm still just going through the process I said I was going through," Brady said. "I think when the time's right, I'll be ready to make a decision one way or another, like I said last week."
Tom Brady says he has not decided to retire yet.
— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) February 1, 2022
Via @SIRIUSXM: "I'm still just going through the process I said I was going through. ... I think when the time's right, I'll be ready to make a decision one way or another, like I said last week."
Brady said he's not sure what went into the reporting over the weekend, but that he was disappointed for such news to come out during championship weekend.
"I'm responsible for what I say or do and not for what others say or do," he said of those reports.
Tom Brady on "Let's Go!" on @MadDogRadio: "I'm still going through the process. ... When the time is right, I'll be ready to make a decision."
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 1, 2022
On reports of his retirement: "I'm responsible for what I say or do and not for what others say or do."
Tom Brady on @SiriusXMNFL, on ESPN's report of his retirement: "I don't know what different intentions are. It's not for me to control those things." Said there are important games going on and he doesn't want to take away from those. "The focus should be on those great games."
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) February 1, 2022
As for making a decision, Brady said he doesn't have a timeline.
Does Tom Brady have a timeline for this decision?
— Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) February 1, 2022
"I'll know when the time is right. ... When I know, I'll know. And when I don't know, I don't know." https://t.co/Xdxb7MpSKD
Brady and Gray were speaking for their weekly SiriusXM/podcast interview, though Monday's episode seemed to have come based on the reporting on Brady's retirement in the previous days.
The Brady retirement story blew up over the weekend, first with Jason La Canfora reporting on Friday night that a retirement announcement was imminent, then with Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington reporting Saturday that Brady had made the decision to call it a career.
Brady's father as well as his agent, Don Yee, pushed back against those reports, calling them premature. Buccaneers GM Jason Licht also told reporters that Brady had called the team on Saturday to say he hadn't yet made a decision on retiring or returning to play for the 2022 season.
The 44-year-old Brady led the NFL in touchdown passes and passing yards last year, leading the Buccaneers to a 13-4 record and winning a playoff game before losing to the Rams in the divisional round.