Tom Brady continues to hint at a return to the NFL as the legendary quarterback showed he can still throw quality passes nearly two years after retiring from the sport.
On Sunday, Brady threw the ball ahead of the exhibition game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints in the Bay Area.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion appeared to be in good spirits as he flashed his arm on the sidelines of Levi’s Stadium. After throwing a few passes, he walked away with a smile.
“I can still throw,” Brady said, raising his hands.
‘The [goat emoji] “I still got it,” the NFL captioned the clip on social media.
Tom Brady re-announced his return to the NFL by claiming he ‘can still throw’ Sunday afternoon
Brady’s potential return has been an endless topic of conversation since his second retirement from the sport.
The five-time Super Bowl MVP first retired from the NFL in February 2022 after his Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Los Angeles Rams in a wild-card game. However, Brady quickly rescinded his departure a month later to play one more season with the Bucs.
After the 2022-23 season, Brady retired “for good” after another wild-card loss, this time to the Dallas Cowboys.
After retiring, Brady was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, after bringing six of his seven Super Bowls to Foxborough.
While Brady hasn’t dismissed the idea of returning to the NFL, he is aware that his intentions to own a piece of the Las Vegas Raiders could get in the way of his dream of getting back on the field.
In April, Brady was a guest on an episode of DeepCut with VicBlends, where he asked the NFL icon, “God forbid someone goes down, would you pick up the phone?”
Brady initially retired in 2022, but returned to play one more NFL season with Tampa Bay
Brady won six Super Bowl championships with the Patriots and one with the Buccaneers
“I’m not against it,” Brady replied. “I don’t know if they’ll let me own an NFL team.”
While his ownership could pose an obstacle to a potential return, he stressed that he will always be able to compete.
“I’m always going to be in good shape. I’m always going to be able to throw the ball,” Brady added. “To come in a little bit like MJ (Michael Jordan) coming back — I don’t know if they’d let me do that, but I wouldn’t be opposed to it.”
In the meantime, Brady will begin his new role as an NFL analyst for Fox Sports.
The 2024 season is the first of his 10-year, $375 million contract with the network.