Tom Brady Reveals Why the NFL Rejected His Comeback Pitch

But, if Tom was serious about making a comeback, he could sell his ownership stake in the Raiders. And the idea isn’t totally outlandish considering the former New England Patriots quarterback—who shares kids Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13, with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen, as well as Jack, 18, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan—walked back his retirement announcement once before.

In February 2022, Tom announced he would retire before deciding weeks later he would actually be returning for another season, sharing that he knew he simply wasn't ready to be done.

"At that point, I decided to talk with my family and I said, 'I think I wanna do this one more time if you guys will support that,'" the seven-time Super Bowl winner—who played 20 seasons for the Patriots before concluding his career with three seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—told Complex in April 2022. "And my wife was so supportive of it and she said, 'Look, I want you to be happy. I want you to enjoy it and go out there and win.'"

Tom—who divorced Gisele in October 2022—added, "Ultimately, that’s why I came back, to win. There’s only one reason to play for me at this point in my career. And that’s to win."

However, it doesn’t seem the pro athlete is interested in putting the uniform this time around, as he’s been fully embracing his “strategic advisory role” for the Raiders.

“My phone call is always available to everybody who needs it,” he told CNBC. “I want to see everyone succeed, be their best, bring a winning kind of a culture to Las Vegas—to bring the Raiders back to glory. I’d love to be a part of it.”

And though Tom recently joked that he’d easily “whoop ass right now” if he returned to the game, he also emphasized that he wasn’t ready to commit to a full NFL schedule and would prefer to spend time with his kids.

“What I wouldn’t want to do is make the commitment to play," Tom told Shaquille O’Neal and Adam Lefkoe on The Big Podcast with Shaq in December. "That takes a lot of training and it’s like I don’t want to do that anymore.”

From his broadcasting career to embracing his role as dad, keep reading for more on how Tom has been winning post-retirement…