End of an Era: Tom Brady Retires After Historic 23 Year NFL Career

Tom Brady's 23-Year NFL Career Concludes with Seven Super Bowl Rings

BY Javed Baloch | 01/02/23 Images via Social Media Scribbled Underline

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Tom Brady's 23-season career: - 7x Super Bowl Champion - 5x Super Bowl MVP - 3x League MVP - 89,214 regular season passing yards (1st all time) - 649 regular season TDs (1st all time) - 13,400 Playoff passing yards (1st all time) - 88 playoff TDs (1st all time) (Source: @NFL - Twitter) White Scribbled Underline

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