Tom Brady is not coming back, from Tom Brady pic.twitter.com/1DrYsyfAkl

— Robin Lundberg (@robinlundberg) June 1, 2023

“I’m certain I’m not playing again,” Brady said on the SINow podcast that hosted him recently. “So, I’ve tried to make that clear. And I hate to continue to profess that because I’ve already told people that lots of times but I’m looking forward to my broadcasting job at FOX next year.

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity ahead with the Raiders and we’re in the process of that along with the other different things that I’m a part of professionally and in my personal life. Just spending as much time with my kids as I can and seeing them grow up and support the different things they have going on.

“And that’s a very important job and I take them all pretty seriously.”

[I think this is the first time that Brady has publicly reinforced the idea that he will work with Fox Sports next year. There were also rumors that he may have rethought the 10-year, nine-figure contract, but it seems as though he was serious about just taking a one-year break from the grind. He has a deal on the table with Mark Davis to join ownership, but the NFL still has to approve it, and Brady has lots of other business ventures to mind as well. — Ed]