Tom Brady ‘seemed too sentimental’ after playoff loss, says Bills’ Josh Allen

Josh Allen didn’t believe Tom Brady when the seven-time Super Bowl winner announced his retirement in February 2022. But after watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback’s postgame press conference following the finale loss of the season Monday, the Buffalo Bills star thinks this could be for Brady.

“The way he spoke in his press conference last night, I found it too sentimental for my liking in terms of, you know, holding onto the belief that he’s going to keep playing,” Allen told Kyle Brandt on his ESPN podcast. .

But we’ll see. It’s up to him and the people in his life around him, and how he’s going to take that decision into his own hands, but I know there will be teams calling.

After Monday’s playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Brady dodged questions about retirement, saying he would take the decision “one day at a time.”

But Brady also addressed members of the media directly, something that Allen and others perceived as a “farewell” statement.

“I just want to thank you guys for everything,” Brady said in Tampa on Monday. I really appreciate all his efforts. I know it’s hard for you too. It’s hard for us players to get over it. You have a difficult job. I appreciate everything you do to cover for us.’

Brady also addressed the Buccaneers franchise, thanking the team for their last three seasons in Tampa: ‘I love this organization. It’s a great place to be. I thank everyone for welcoming me. all regulars [in the media], I am very grateful for the respect. And I hope I have returned the same to you.

A year ago, Brady seemed resolute in his decision to walk away from the NFL following the Bucs’ 13-4 season and playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

“This is hard for me to write but here goes,” Brady wrote on Instagram. ‘I’m not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. I’ve loved my NFL career, and now it’s time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.’

Forty days later, Brady was back with the Bucs, though Allen wasn’t surprised.

“When it happened last year and he retired, I told people, ‘I’ll believe it when I don’t play the first game,'” Allen told Brandt.

Brady’s return was unsuccessful. The future free agent suffered his first losing season of his 23-year career, but that’s not stopping another comeback, with or without the Bucs.

Yes, he’ll be 46 next season, but there are more than enough teams in the NFL that see themselves as contenders with Brady at the center.

Whether or not he agrees with that assessment, or chooses to start his impending television career, is anyone’s guess.

“It’s always tough,” Brady said of his disappointment Monday. But we don’t earn it. [The Cowboys] made.’