LOS ANGELES (KNX) — Tom Brady fans will be holding their breath for the next six months, as they wait to learn whether or not the NFL great was serious when he said "never say never" to the potential of his returning from retirement.
The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback made heads turn Monday, while speaking on "LET'S GO!" a Sirius XM football podcast featuring Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray.
"I'm just gonna take things as they come," Brady said when asked if he would consider returning to the NFL.
"I think that's the best way to put it and...you know, you never say never. At the same time I know that I feel very good about my decision. I don't know how I'll feel six months from now."
44-year-old Brady brushed off the age question when Jim Gray asked him if it was his age that had finally caught up to him. He said ultimately, it all came down to considering the things that he's been missing out on while he's devoted so much of his life to the game.
"That's just the nature of football. If you want to be good, you have to commit a lot of time and energy to it," he said. "You literally are just running full speed as fast as you can, for basically the entire season and there's no time to look right or left."
While the father of three didn't specifically mention his family, it's safe to assume that wife Giselle Bundchen and kids John, Benjamin and Vivian will be benefitting from his newfound free time.
"It's certainly that I can't play or continue to play, but I think there's an important choice for me to make...and I think the choice is that everything certainly comes at a cost. And the cost is 'what am i missing out on in other aspects of my life?'" Brady said.
"I was fortunate to do it for a long time, for 22 years, and I did it at the highest level and I had the best teammates and mentors and coaches and friends."
To listen to Brady's full interview, click here.
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