Tom Brady isn't officially retiring from the NFL — yet.
ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington reported Saturday that Brady is retiring from the NFL after 22 seasons.
And that was apparently how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers learned of it.
Multiple reports out of Tampa Bay indicated his team was unaware of the decision.
“Not that we know of,” Bucs head coach Bruce Arians told the Tampa Bay Times' Rick Stroud. “[Brady’s] agent [Donald Yee] just told us he hasn’t made up his mind.”
According to Stroud, Brady called Bucs GM Jason Licht and told him he has not made up his mind.
Tom Brady Sr. weighed in his son potentially retiring.
"This story is total conjecture. Tommy has not made a final decision one way or the other and anybody else that says that he has is absolutely wrong," he told NFL Media's Mike Giardi.
Yee issued a statement Saturday afternoon following the report.
“I understand the advance speculation about Tom’s future,” Yee said. “Without getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what’s being reported, Tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy. He knows the realities of the football business and planning calendar as well anybody, so that should be soon.”
Brady and Tampa Bay's season came to an end last Sunday with a loss to the Rams in the NFC divisional round.
If the 44-year-old does retire, it will be as a seven-time Super Bowl champion, five-time Super Bowl MVP, three-time NFL MVP, 15-time Pro Bowler, six-time All-Pro and is the NFL's all-time passing leader.
Brady played 20 seasons with New England and two in Tampa Bay where he won a Super Bowl in his first season at the age of 43. Over those 22 seasons, he reached the Super Bowl in 10 of them, including two against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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