Tom Brady says he asked NFL about possible comeback
Tom Brady says he explored the potential of popping out of retirement and returning to the NFL, including that the league didn’t “like that idea very much.”
Brady, who final performed in 2022 and is at present a minority proprietor of the Las Vegas Raidersemphasised in a recent interview with CNBC that he is “very happily retired.”
But the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback additionally acknowledged that he asked the league about its guidelines pertaining to energetic gamers holding possession stakes.
“I actually have inquired, and they don’t like that idea very much,” Brady informed CNBC, which revealed an interview excerpt Thursday. “So I’m going to depart it at that.
“We explored plenty of various things, and I’m very fortunately retired. Let me simply say that, too.”
Brady, who turns 49 in August, would need to divest his ownership stake in the Raiders if he were to pursue a comeback as an NFL player, according to league rules.
A league spokesperson told CNBC that there also “can be wage cap points” if an active player owned a stake in a team.
A comeback by Brady would not be without precedent in the NFL. Philip Rivers, 44, temporarily came out retirement last season to start three games at quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts after not playing for over four years.
Brady purchased a 5% share of the Raiders in 2024, alongside Knighthead Capital Management co-founder Tom Wagner (5%) and Raiders Hall of Famer Richard Seymour (0.5%). The former New England Patriots star quarterback told CNBC that he has a “strategic advisory position” with the Raiders.
“I’m a minority proprietor,” he said. “So while you’re that, there’s actually no job description. I do not actually have a each day position.”
The topic of an NFL comeback arose during the CNBC interview partly because of Brady’s performance Sunday in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic. Although his team was soundly defeated by Team USA, Brady flashed his trademark passing skills throughout the multigame event.
“I beloved being on the market enjoying within the flag sport,” Brady said. “I beloved not getting hit. I’ve obtained plenty of actually enjoyable issues I’m concerned in.
“It’s never going to get old throwing passes to incredible athletes on the football field. But if anything, that game reconfirmed to me that I’m very happy in my retirement.”
