- Tom Brady, who retired from the NFL last year, said he misses his time playing football professionally.
- “Nothing can replace the excitement of being on the field with your teammates,” he told Us Weekly.
- Since retiring, he has invested in various sports teams and will begin commentating for Fox Sports in the fall.
Tom Brady, 46, retired from the NFL over a year ago, but he’s still not used to it.
In an interview with Us Weekly published Thursday, the seven-time Super Bowl champion said retirement feels “different” than when he was in the Professional Football League.
“There’s no substitute for the excitement of stepping out on the field in front of 70,000 people and doing what you love with great teammates,” Brady told Us Weekly.
Brady first announced his retirement from professional football in February 2022. Six weeks later, he decided to retract his retirement and play one more season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
In February 2023, a year after his initial announcement, Brady again announced his retirement from the NFL, this time with a “Permanently.“
“It was time to try something different,” Brady said, “but of course, I loved every aspect of what I had. I loved my teammates. I loved playing. I loved the community that really embraced me. They gave so much to my life and shaped my life.”
Although Brady is retired, he said he is committed to a fitness program and wants to stay in shape.
“I’ve actually started to focus a little bit more on my training and trying to be a little bit more specific about some things, like what to eat and how to stay hydrated,” he said.
He also tries to get enough rest, but said his constant travel makes it difficult.
“I feel like I’m always traveling on an airplane,” he added.
It’s no secret how much Brady loves football, and in April he said he would be willing to come out of retirement if the team needed a quarterback to make the playoffs.
Retired or not, Brady is big business.
While it may not be as thrilling as being on the field, Brady has kept busy since retirement by investing in various sports teams, including the WNBA’s Last Vegas Aces and Birmingham City FC.
Earlier this year, he signed a $375 million, 10-year contract with Fox to become the network’s lead commentator. Scheduled to start Fall 2024.
With traits like professionalism, hard work and a willingness to take risks, it’s no wonder so many athletes enjoy successful second lives after retirement.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson went from wrestling to Hollywood, starring in films like The Mummy, Jumanji, and Black Adam. In 2016, he was named the world’s highest-paid actor.
Jim Bunning, a major league pitcher who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996, became a politician after retiring from baseball. He served in Congress until 2010 and passed away in 2017.
Before his death, Kobe Bryant was involved in numerous business and charitable endeavors, and in 2018 he won an Oscar for his work on the animated short film “Dear Basketball,” which he wrote and narrated.
