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Michigan quarterback Tom Brady behind coach Lloyd Carr after a 35-34 overtime win against Alabama at the FedEx Orange Bowl NCAA college game in Miami Gardens in January, 2000. AP
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and NFL great Tom Brady has retired after 23 seasons and seven Super Bowl wins. Getty
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrate after beating Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl in 2021. AP
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Tom Brady leaves the field after Tampa Bay's defeat to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL divisional round play-off on Sunday, January 23, 2022. AP
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New England Patriots' Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime in the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston. AP
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl victory over the Seattle Seahawks in 2015. The Patriots won 28-24. AP
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after they beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21, in the 2005 Super Bowl. AP
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Tom Brady celebrate after defeating the Atlanta Falcons at the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston, Texas. AFP
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Tom Brady after the Patriots beat the St Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome, on Sunday, February 3, 2002. AP
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Patriots' Tom Brady holds his daughter, Vivian, after the Super Bowl victory against the Los Angeles Rams in 2019, in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-3. AP
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Tampa Bay's Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski celebrate after winning the 2021 Super Bowl. AP
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with head coach Bill Belichick after defeating the Miami Dolphins 41-13 in an NFL game in December 14, 2014. AP
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady waves during a photoshoot at University of Phoenix Stadium in 2008. AP
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Patriots' Tom Brady embraces owner Robert Kraft after the 2019 Super Bowl win over the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-3. AP
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians talks to quarterback Tom Brady before an NFL game against the Carolina Panthers in 2022. AP
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New England Patriots quarterbacks Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady in January, 2002. AP
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Tom Brady with wife Gisele Bundchen in 2017. AP
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Michigan quarterback Tom Brady behind coach Lloyd Carr after a 35-34 overtime win against Alabama at the FedEx Orange Bowl NCAA college game in Miami Gardens in January, 2000. AP
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and NFL great Tom Brady has retired after 23 seasons and seven Super Bowl wins. Getty
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrate after beating Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl in 2021. AP
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Tom Brady leaves the field after Tampa Bay's defeat to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL divisional round play-off on Sunday, January 23, 2022. AP
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New England Patriots' Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime in the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston. AP
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl victory over the Seattle Seahawks in 2015. The Patriots won 28-24. AP
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after they beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21, in the 2005 Super Bowl. AP
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Tom Brady celebrate after defeating the Atlanta Falcons at the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston, Texas. AFP
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Tom Brady after the Patriots beat the St Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome, on Sunday, February 3, 2002. AP
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Patriots' Tom Brady holds his daughter, Vivian, after the Super Bowl victory against the Los Angeles Rams in 2019, in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-3. AP
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Tampa Bay's Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski celebrate after winning the 2021 Super Bowl. AP
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with head coach Bill Belichick after defeating the Miami Dolphins 41-13 in an NFL game in December 14, 2014. AP
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady waves during a photoshoot at University of Phoenix Stadium in 2008. AP
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Patriots' Tom Brady embraces owner Robert Kraft after the 2019 Super Bowl win over the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-3. AP
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians talks to quarterback Tom Brady before an NFL game against the Carolina Panthers in 2022. AP
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New England Patriots quarterbacks Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady in January, 2002. AP
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Tom Brady with wife Gisele Bundchen in 2017. AP
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Michigan quarterback Tom Brady behind coach Lloyd Carr after a 35-34 overtime win against Alabama at the FedEx Orange Bowl NCAA college game in Miami Gardens in January, 2000. AP
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