John Riordan: No end in sight for the Brady retirement saga

On Monday night, during a hotly anticipated wild card playoff game at home to the Dallas Cowboys, his season ended with a hammering.
John Riordan: No end in sight for the Brady retirement saga

CARRYING ON?: Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) walks on the sidelines. Pic: AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

The slow and sad final act of Tom Brady’s Greatest-NFL-Player-Of-All-Time career is starting to feel a little like the sort of patched together story arc you’d find in Seinfeld.

Brady has a bit of the George Costanza about him; obsessed with what people think of them, they would have shared a similar hairline and jawline if it weren't for the cosmetic choices of the quarterback. Both of their marriages fell apart dramatically and after they somewhat unbelievably elevated themselves to the top of the sporting institutions where they found themselves employed, they dramatically quit the day job before quickly rescinding that decision.

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