It’s really happening.
Just when everyone thought legendary quarterback Tom Brady could play forever and outlast father time, that has proven not to be the case.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback announced Tuesday on Instagram that he will retire after 22 years in the National Football League, ending a career that might never be duplicated.
Brady, 44, will finish with the following accolades, all of which are all-time NFL records:
- 10 appearances in the Super Bowl
- 7 Super Bowl titles
- 243 regular-season wins
- 35 postseason wins
- 97,569 passing yards
- 710 touchdown passes
Naturally, Twitter was on fire Saturday with celebrities pouring in their tributes to No. 12 -- and then again on Tuesday, when the ESPN reports became official.
Here are a few of those tweets from the past few days:
When I think about Tom Brady, he’s a true winner who handled himself with class throughout his entire career.
— John Elway (@johnelway) February 1, 2022
Even with those seven Super Bowl rings, he never lost that competitive fire to be the best.
Congratulations, @TomBrady, on a tremendous career! https://t.co/bXmwUo3bc8
— James Harden (@JHarden13) January 29, 2022
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) January 29, 2022
An absolute honor to share this field with you through so many battles! Enjoy retirement 🐐 @TomBrady #AllDay pic.twitter.com/izlPzUXZKp
— Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson) January 29, 2022
Bill Belichick’s emotional message about Tom Brady’s retirement. pic.twitter.com/fu462uYsKp
— Frank Caliendo (@FrankCaliendo) January 29, 2022
Congrats to Tom Brady! Came in Drafted in the 6th round and left with 7 Rings. There Will never be another enjoyed retirement goat!
— CARLOS HAHA DAVIS (@HaHaDavis) January 29, 2022
There will quite simply never be anyone else like @TomBrady who will forever be synonymous with winning, dedication, hard work, longevity, teamwork and, oh yes, more winning.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) January 29, 2022
His career will forever be the NFL’s measuring stick.
Good luck to everyone else being measured.
🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 https://t.co/k5LnydOZer
— Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) January 29, 2022
Tom Brady's retirement means more time for crazy, stupid golf. pic.twitter.com/EKHRe5uSsH
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 29, 2022
OMG I’ve been having a gr8 time watching hoops & also have minimal side effects from recent chemo .However I get texts @TomBrady is retiring . Value of my season Tix has gone south just like my stocks recently.🥲😢
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) January 29, 2022
(Via Tampa Bay Times) https://t.co/qcrqNvYih4
Congratulations on the career of all @NFL careers, @TomBrady.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) February 1, 2022
We were honored to have been in your division so long to watch your greatness first hand.
(JK we’re still getting over it.) pic.twitter.com/jbjWq1yxjc
Peyton Manning on Tom Brady: pic.twitter.com/Nt9F2NPGeC
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 1, 2022