After a little more than 48 hours of holding out hope that the news was not true, and that I could keep this article stored in the notes app on my phone, the time has come to publish...
After 22 seasons, veteran quarterback and former New England Patriot Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the game of football on February 1, 2022. He was a 7-time Super Bowl champion.
The mid-season 7-game win-streak may have distracted some fans, who are now a bit surprised to find out the Patriots are not in as great of shape heading into this offseason as they were a year ago (aside from having the QB in place, of course).