I see 0% chance he'd ever play for another team at this point in his career.
But... there is a little bit of Favre potential here. He may want to keep playing to 45, but the team may not want to lose his potential successor on the gamble he'll hold up or continue playing well.
So, while I give it 0% chance... your senses would be more accurate. What do you think,
@DCH ?
Honestly, my gut says he retires at the end of the year. Giselle wants him to - she's gone semi-Brenda Warner by going to the press and saying he had a concussion in 2016. I believe the goal is one more Super Bowl, catch the Steelers with six, and let him ride away into the sunset as the (hated by 90% of NFL fans) Greatest of All Time.
The fact that the Patriots didn't trade Garoppolo says to me they plan to start him in 2018 and beyond, and when Belichick decides it's time to replace a veteran, that veteran gets replaced on Bill's schedule, not the vet's.
There's a very outside chance Brady will want to keep playing, especially if he has another fantastic year... and that's quite possible, given the upgrades the Pats have made to the receiving corps and a healthy (for now) Gronk. Dude's insanely competitive, like, more even than you expect out of a top-caliber NFL player. IF that's the case, and he refuses to retire, the Pats will strongly consider trading or cutting him, because nobody gets in the way of Darth Hoodie's plans... not even Brady.
It was at one point impossible to imagine Montana anywhere but San Francisco. He became a Chief. It was impossible to imagine Favre without a sea of weirdos wearing cheddar hats. He went to the Jets and Vikings. I'd like to see Brady retire after a Super Bowl win this coming season, but weirder things have happened in the National Football League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
