Vegas odds favor Tom Brady to play at least two more seasons

• Before the end of the 2021 season: +1600
• Before the start of the 2022 season: +155
• After the start of the 2022 season: -190

This shouldn’t be considered too much of a surprise. Brady had in the recent past indicated that he has a couple of more seasons left in him. In fact, there was some speculation that he could play into his 50s — something the quarterback shot down.

“Fifty? That’s a long time. Even for me, that’s a long time,” Brady said back in mid-June. “I’ve always said 45 was the age that I wanted to reach and that was my goal. This year I’ll be 44, so next year I’ll be 45. I got a two-year contract.

Indeed, Brady signed a one-year, $25 million extension with the Buccaneers back in March. The deal was to help the defending champs retain their core from a season ago. It worked out swimmingly with Tampa Bay becoming the first defending champion in the Super Bowl era to return all 22 starters.

On the field, there’s not a whole lot more for Brady to prove. He already boasts a league-record seven Super Bowl titles and stepped out of the shadows of Bill Belichick to prove that the Patriots were not the primary product of his success in a two-decade run with the organization.

In terms of individual accolades, there’s no questioning Brady’s status as the greatest of all time.

Tom Brady stats and standing in NFL history

• Passing yards: 79,204 (2nd) 
• Passing touchdowns: 581 (1st) 
• Completions: 6,778 (2nd) 
• Attempts: 10,598 (1st) 
• Passer rating: 97.3 (7th) 

What makes Brady’s performance so impressive is the fact that he’s done this through two different eras in the NFL.

During his rookie season back in 2000, Peyton Manning, Jeff Garcia and Elvis Grbac were the top three quarterbacks in terms of passing yards. They were the only three signal-callers to throw for more than 4,000 yards. Fast forward 21 years, and the 2020 season saw 12 quarterbacks reach that plateau.

What does this mean? Whether Brady was playing in an NFL that had rules slanted in the favor of defenses or in the current iteration where rules are seen favorable to offenses, he’s had a ton of success.

Regardless, it’s become abundantly clear that Brady has at least two more years left in the tank. Heck, based on his performance last season, there’s no reason to believe GOAT can’t play even longer.

It’s really just going to be all about how his body feels and whether Brady believes he has anything left to prove.