Patriots Legend Tom Brady Makes Bold Playing Claim

Tom Brady Only Needs One Month To Be Football Ready

"I'd whoop a** right now, to be honest." Brady said about a hypothetical return to playing in the NFL. "Absolutely, I could go out there and play. Give me a month - I mean I could go play with anybody. And like I said I took care of my body great. I could do it all."

Whilst Brady seemed more than confident that he would be able to go out onto the pitch and dominate with just one month's preparation, he was evidently not keen on the prospect of playing a full season in the NFL once more.

"What I wouldn't want to do is make the commitment to play. It's like basketball season: do you really want to commit to playing 82 games? That takes a lot of training and I don't want to do that anymore."

But when asked about coming back for "just the finals" in basketball terms, Brady appeared to be more enthused than one might imagine.

Could Tom Brady Return To The NFL?

At this point in time, the GOAT is prohibited from returning to football due to his ownership of a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, with whom he has had a surprisingly hands-on role in his short tenure as minority owner.

It is not impossible that Brady could sell his portion of the team, particularly given the dysfunctional nature of the franchise. But at this point it would make to little sense to back out after making such a big commitment.

Especially if the main reason behind it would be to hypothetically potentially return to a top, contending team that loses its quarterback just prior to or during the postseason.