Tom Brady on Return: ‘I Just Love the Competition’

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) during an NFC Divisional playoff football game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Jan 23, 2022. Matt Pendleton/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media

A competitive nature prompted Tom Brady to decide last month that retirement wasn’t for him.

Brady, 44, made rare public comments Monday about getting back into the game just 40 days after he called it quits. In particular, the NFC divisional playoff loss by his Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams in January weighed on him.