# Tom Brady takes a break finally **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [January 29, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642 "2022-01-29T20:12:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/61 "2022-03-14T04:59:25Z")
… wat. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/62 "2022-03-14T08:09:05Z")
OH, FFS. Did his family change opinions in his retirement plans? Why go out there to get injured? Or is that the plan to have him on the bench as a mentor to…? Forgive my spitballing here, but this un-retirement seems really silly to me. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/63 "2022-03-14T09:54:19Z")
Did he collapse James Brown style and have someone dramatically revive him through the powers of fanning? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/64 "2022-03-14T10:26:36Z")
Oh man! He’s gonna turn into that kid who graduated two years ago but still hangs out at the high school. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/65 "2022-03-14T12:42:18Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Unlike Tom, my thread didn’t age well. 😖 He did take a break. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/66 "2022-03-14T12:45:14Z")
I’m glad he’s back! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/67 "2022-03-14T13:25:24Z")
I’m also glad he’s back. Why? I like watching high-quality football and he’s the best ever, even if he’s not playing for my team anymore. Plus it’s a little fun watching Brady haters’ heads explode 😆 ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/68 "2022-03-14T13:57:57Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Or is that the plan to have him on the bench as a mentor to…? It’s certainly not that. Brady forced the Pats to trade Garappolo because he refused to play with his replacement waiting in the wings. The only other QBs he’ll accept on his team are has-beens or never-weres. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/69 "2022-03-15T21:31:26Z")
Ooof…that’s gotta hurt: Full title: **Fan buys Tom Brady’s “last” touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires** > **[Fan buys Tom Brady's "last" touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-brady-leland-auction-500000-nfl/)** > > Famed QB's return deflates worth of football he used before announcing his retirement last year. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/70 "2022-03-15T21:44:10Z")
I bet the buyer must feel . . . deflated. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/71 "2022-03-15T22:19:49Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Did he collapse James Brown style and have someone dramatically revive him through the powers of fanning? Please, please, please, say you’re kidding. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/72 "2022-03-15T23:03:38Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Full title: **Fan buys Tom Brady’s “last” touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires** > > [Fan buys Tom Brady's "last" touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires - CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-brady-leland-auction-500000-nfl/) As long as Brady doesn’t throw any more touchdowns, that guy is good. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/73 "2022-03-15T23:42:22Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > > > Full title: **Fan buys Tom Brady’s “last” touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires** > > > > [Fan buys Tom Brady's "last" touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires - CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-brady-leland-auction-500000-nfl/) > > As long as Brady doesn’t throw any more touchdowns, that guy is good. 👍 If WWIII happens he’s a big winner. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/74 "2022-03-16T00:38:12Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Atamasama](#): > > > > As long as Brady doesn’t throw any more touchdowns, that guy is good. 👍 > > If WWIII happens he’s a big winner. He’ll have plenty of time for throwing around footballs worth half a million dollars… WHEN HE’S LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/75 "2022-03-16T03:18:22Z")
![](https://media4.giphy.com/media/MfUYQKRmIVZzq/giphy.gif) “I am 45 years old, I am thrice retired, and I live in a van down by the bay!” ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/76 "2022-03-16T15:09:39Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Ooof…that’s gotta hurt: > > Full title: **Fan buys Tom Brady’s “last” touchdown football for $518,628 — then Brady unretires** I’m a big Brady fan, but I have to admit I find this hilarious. Investing in collectibles is always a game of hot potato - I assume he was going to hold onto it for 5 years until Brady got into the HoF and resell it then. Too bad for him the music stopped the instant he got the potato. > [@flurb](#): > > I bet the buyer must feel . . . deflated. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7uW47jWLMiY/hqdefault.jpg "YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uW47jWLMiY) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/77 "2022-03-16T16:17:33Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I’m a big Brady fan, but I have to admit I find this hilarious. Investing in collectibles is always a game of hot potato - I assume he was going to hold onto it for 5 years until Brady got into the HoF and resell it then. Too bad for him the music stopped the instant he got the potato. Yes, but the music hasn’t actually stopped until Brady goes out on the field and throws another touchdown pass. That said, I expect that very thing to happen quite early in the upcoming season. The guy to be in this scenario is the one who sold the ball. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/78 "2022-03-16T20:38:57Z")
I mean, I have to assume that if you’ve got $500k kicking around to waste on a football, you’re probably not worrying too much about money. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/79 "2022-03-17T23:35:11Z")
And I thought Ben Roethlisberger was embarassing. Couldn’t he get a coaching, or executive type job, like other players have? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642/80 "2022-03-18T14:18:47Z")
And of course, we got jokes: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FhERPk7QsZI/maxresdefault.jpg "Tom Brady's Retirement") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhERPk7QsZI) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9VYL4JI5I7Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Tom Brady in retirement") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VYL4JI5I7Q) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642.md?page=5)