Brady exits NFL playoffs with loss, retirement unlikely
Associated Press— Tom Brady walked off the field at the end of his 20th NFL season and said he plans to be back for another, when he will be 43 years old. The Patriots quarterback said after a season-ending 20-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday night that he has no plans to retire, putting owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick on the clock to either re-sign him or watch the franchise’s greatest player suit up somewhere else. “I think we’re all running out of time and chances, every year that goes by,” said Brady, who was without a touchdown pass for the second consecutive postseason game — and just the fourth time since 2001. “I don’t think I’m the only one in that category.” A six-time Super Bowl champion, four-time Most Valuable Player of the NFL title game and three-time winner of the league MVP, Brady is not under contract for next season. No one needs to make choices at this point.” Although the Patriots have at times attempted to groom Brady’s successor — including Jacoby Brissett, now with Indianapolis, and Jimmy Garoppolo, who’s with San Francisco — rookie Jarrett Stidham is the only other quarterback on the New England roster.