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Tom Brady teases he could play until he's 50

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 16, 2021 1:20 PM ET

Several months after Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady won his seventh career Super Bowl championship, Bucs general manager Jason Licht raised eyebrows when he admitted he told Brady he believed the future Hall of Famer could play until he's 50 years old.

"I told him if he wants to play until he’s 50, and he still feels like he can play, he can still play until he’s 50," Licht said at that time of Brady, who turned a young 44 last month.

Brady and longtime teammate and tight end Rob Gronkowski addressed the issue in the latest video shared by the Buccaneers on Thursday:

TOMMY & GRONKY IS BACK @TomBrady and @RobGronkowski answer the internet’s most searched questions...

Full episode ➡️ https://t.co/NjmQVZsEFu pic.twitter.com/kw2ME7yKSx
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) September 16, 2021

"I don't find it so difficult," Brady said when asked about staying in the league at least another six years. "Plus in Florida, it’s kind of a retiree state, so I feel like I can play and then just glide into retirement.

"I think I can. I think it’s a yes."

Brady visibly isn't slowing down and earned FedEx Air Player of the Week honors after he threw for 379 passing yards with four touchdowns in last Thursday's season-opening win over the Dallas Cowboys.

It was an eventful day...

QB Tom Brady won FedEx Air Player of the Week, P Bradley Pinion won NFC Special Teams Player of the Week & Jordan Whitehead returned to practice.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) September 15, 2021

The Buccaneers next face the Atlanta Falcons, which were thrashed by the Philadelphia Eagles 32-6 in Week 1, so Brady and company could have another opportunity to produce award-winning statistics this Sunday afternoon.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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