Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL earlier this week. Of course, that decision doesn’t prevent him from signing a ceremonial one-day contract.
That being said, there’s currently no indication that Brady will sign a one-day contract so he can retire as a member of the Patriots.
In fact, Patriots insider Tom E. Curran poured cold water on this scenario during an appearance on the Jones & Mego show.
“A couple of weeks ago I asked — as it was being passed around — speculation, ‘Will Brady come back to the Patriots?’” Curran said, via NESN. “I said, ‘That wouldn’t happen, right?’ I was told via text, that would not happen. He would never go back to the Patriots. Now, would he come back and sign a one-day contract? I would imagine the same thing holds true.”
Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it known that he wants Brady to retire with the team that drafted him back in 2000.
“I’d do it tomorrow,” Kraft said. “Not only do I want it, our fans are clamoring for it and to us, he always has been and always will be a Patriot…We’ll do everything we can in our power to bring him back, sign off as a Patriot and find ways to honor him for many years to come. He did so much to bring life and good cheer to our community and he’s a beloved figure and he’s earned the respect and love that people feel for him like no other athlete in our town and we’ve had some great ones.”
Maybe, just maybe, Kraft will convince Brady to sign a one-day contract.