Brady On Playing Past Contract: “If I Still Want To Keep Playing, I Might Be Able To Do That”

Tom Brady is currently signed through the 2022 season, a year in which he would be 45.

That number is significant because, for years, Brady has said he wants to play until he is 45. However, when asked about playing until 50, he didn’t necessarily rule it out.

“50? That’s a long time. Even for me, that’s a long time,” Brady told Jori Epstein of USA Today. “I’ve always said 45 was the age that I wanted to reach and that was my goal. This year I’ll be 44, so next year I’ll be 45. I got a two-year contract. I’m going to be able to obviously play this year and God forbid anything happens but play next year and then see what happens after that. If I still want to keep playing, I might be able to do that. And if that’s enough, then that would be enough.”

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Many people will likely scoff at the notion of Brady playing past his current contract but they also did that when he said he wanted to play past 40. And, since his 40th birthday, he has arguably put together a Hall-Of-Fame caliber resume that includes three Super Bowl appearances, two wins, one regular-season MVP, and one Super Bowl MVP.

Brady has already re-written the “old quarterback” standard and doesn’t look close to slowing down physically as we have seen over the last few seasons but, most notably, in his first year with the Buccaneers at age 43. He is already the NFL’s leader in career regular season touchdown passes and trails Drew Brees by just 1,154 yards for most passing yards in league history. Of course, if you include the postseason, Brady already the career leading in both and has the potential to become the first player to throw for over 100,000 yards.

For now, it’s all about the 2021 season and adding an eighth ring to his jewelry box.