Like He Never Left…
03/15/2022
By: Jeff Yoder
Tom Brady is Coming Back (Already), Plus NFL Free Agency News
Welp, that didn’t take long. After the Tom Brady retirement circus shook the sports world two months ago — Did he retire, or not? — it turns out TB12 isn’t finished. The NFL legend needed just over 50 days away from the sport to realize he can’t walk away, at least not yet. Brady announced Sunday night that he’s returning to the Buccaneers for his 23rd season. He led the league in passing yards (5,316), touchdowns (43) and completions (485) last year before the Bucs fell two games short of the Super Bowl.
The announcement came on the eve of NFL free agency, which allows Tampa Bay to plan appropriately for the 2022 campaign. There’s no confirmation that it will be Brady’s official “farewell” season, but time will tell. Or it won’t. Time hasn’t really been able to thwart Tom like a normal athlete, so let’s run it back.
NFL Free Agency (Notable Moves)
G Brandon Scherff (TBD)
WR Christian Kirk (4 Years, $72 Million)
TE Evan Engram (1 Year, $9 Million)
G Laken Tomlinson (3 Years, $40 Million)
TE C.J. Uzomah (3 Years, $24 Million)
CB J.C. Jackson → Chargers
Contract: 5 Years, $82.5 Million
DE Emmanuel Ogbah → Dolphins
Contract: 4 Years, $65 Million
LB De’Vondre Campbell → Packers
Contract: 5 Years, $50 Million
LB Haason Reddick → Eagles
Contract: 3 Years, $45 Million
S Quandre Diggs→ Seahawks
Contract: 3 Years, $40 Million
QB Mitch Trubisky → Steelers
Contract: 2 Years, TBD
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