The former NFL player opened up about the reasons that led to his retirement and stated that he does not plan to play again.

Tom Brady surprised everyone by revealing the reasons that led him to make the decision to retire from professional football.

The quarterback, who won seven Super Bowl rings, admitted that he became “too serious” toward the end of his career.

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He argued that running and having fun have stopped being characteristics of his game during the last few seasons in the NFL .

“ When I watch these young players, I see Patrick Mahomes as a quarterback, running around, having fun, and I think: I used to be like that. What the hell happened to me? ” he asked during his participation in the podcast ‘ The Pivot’, with Ryan Clark .

Brady went further and expressed a deep reflection on his past and future, where he made it clear that there will be no return to the field.

“ I can only look back and think: OK, if I do it again it would be different, but that will never happen again. Even if I think it would be different, the reality is that it can’t be. So you just learn from it and think: OK, in the next stage of life, I’ll enjoy it a bit more .”

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That is how, at 46 years old and after 23 seasons in the NFL , where he is considered the best player in history, he accepts his new reality.