New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady addressed the two burning questions about his future. Though, he didn’t provide a ton of clarity.
With Brady set to enter free agency in March, he discussed a pair of topics about that impending decision. Brady joined Westwood One Sports on Saturday, and was asked whether he intends to play in 2020.
“Yeah, absolutely. That’s my plan,” Brady said.
So retirement is out of the question. The second question: where will Brady play?
“The contract things I think a week after the season, I would say these things haven’t even started to pick up,” Brady said. “That is not my concern at this point. It has been about decompressing and lessen my mind a little bit and resting my body and spending time with the people who have supported me over the last six months.”
He added: “Like I said, I’ve loved playing football and I have loved playing for this organization, so I really don’t know what it is going to look like moving forward and I am just taking things day-by-day. We’re a week removed from the end of our season. There’s a lot of time to figure these things out. I don’t think any player or team is ready to make any commitments at this point and I am sure as the offseason progresses those things will take care of themselves.”
The Patriots will be in a tough position without Brady — but they may find themselves in a tough position with Brady. He reportedly won’t take a hometown discount, and the Patriots quarterback showed his age at times during the season. The offense needs to bring in more talent in 2020, if they’re going to retain Brady. But they also have just roughly $45 million in cap space. An extension may make it challenging to bring in a supporting cast.
