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).
I don't know about you, but I could not care less if my teams receive a perceived "easy" path to the promise land. Sports is about one thing - winning championships - and every other fanbase in the country would gladly take an easy route to a ring, whether they want to admit to it or not.
The New England Patriots officially punched their ticket to the NFL postseason yesterday, though there is still much to be determined as to who exactly they will meet in the Wild Card Round in just less than two week's time.