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Tom Brady revealed his first football game as a 45-year-old left him with cuts and bruises as he questioned his future in the NFL.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion made his official return to football after briefly retiring this offseason as Tampa Bay drilled Dallas 19-3 on Sunday Night Football.
Speaking to Jim Gray on his weekly podcast, Let's Go!, Brady conveyed the battering made him think about his football future.
Tom Brady revealed the toll his first football game as a 45-year-old had on his body
The seven-time Super Bowl champ was battered at times during the Buccaneers 19-3 victory
'You look at your arm and you got bruises, you got cuts and you go, 'OK, how much longer do I want to make this commitment?,' Brady told Gray.
'And I obviously made the commitment for this year and everything's going to be like always — continue to evaluate all these different aspects of playing.'
'I think for me, I'm just going to take it day by day and I will evaluate it as it comes,' he continued.
'When you're 45, your body changes a lot. So what am I dealing with now? I woke up today going, 'Holy s***, there was a few hits'.
Brady is expected to retire again at the end of the 2022 season following a career like no other
'One of these days [rumors] are going to be right… It's really fun for me. I still enjoy [it]. I feel it out there, I feel the joy, I feel the happiness, I feel the camaraderie.'
Even before the season began, NFL insider Ian Rapoport revealed those close to Brady think there is a finality about 2022.
'He has never said it publicly, but multiple parties involved acknowledge that after last year's retirement then unretirement, the end is coming,' Rapoport said.
'That is the understanding, that this is the final year.'
While Brady might be contented with his call, gossip continues to swirl that his wife, and supermodel Gisele Bundchen was quite opposed to his return to the league.
The Brazilian beauty reportedly left the couple's Florida home for a Costa Rican vacation -- and has since returned -- because she was angered by his decision to return to the NFL after a 40-day retirement.
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