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Did Gisele Bündchen force Tom Brady to retire? The former supermodel wanted him to retire the very night he secured the 2017 Super Bowl

Did Gisele Bündchen force Tom Brady to retire? The former supermodel wanted him to retire the very night he secured the 2017 Super Bowl

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Jan 30, 2025, 18:18 IST

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Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady's ex-wife Gisele Bündchen persistently urged him to retire after his Super Bowl LI victory in 2017. Despite her requests, Brady continued to play, winning two more Super Bowls before retiring at 45. Brady's determination and love for football kept him in the game, even amid personal challenges.

Did Gisele Bündchen force Tom Brady to retire? The former supermodel wanted him to retire the very night he secured the 2017 Super Bowl

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Former NFL player Tom Brady could have had his 23-year career cut five years short from the persistent request of his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen. Even though this man was wholehearted about football, Bündchen remained firm, without giving much consideration to the age factor. In 2017, when Brady triumphed in a Super Bowl against the Atlanta Falcons, after the match, he claimed that his ex-wife, Bündchen, wanted him to retire that very night.

Gisele Bündchen once forced Tom Brady to retir

The most notable point of Tom Brady's career is perhaps his Super Bowl LI 28-3 comeback, leading the Patriots back into the game after a seeming domination by the opposing team. By this win, he had his 5th ring and culminated his career as an author of history again and again. However, if Gisele Bundchen, his ex-wife, had had her way, the former Patriots quarterback would have seen his last professional snap after winning the 2017 Super Bowl.

Tom Brady have won seven Super Bowls, making him the quarterback with the most victories. His mother, who had recently recovered from cancer, watched from the stands, marking her first appearance in some time. His record-breaking performance in 2017 is likely the most memorable. Brady led the Patriots to a 34-28 win in overtime, overcoming a 28-3 deficit in the third quarter. He received a kiss from Gisele Bündchen, Super Bowl MVP, and a request for retirement by his ex-wife.
"If it was up to my wife, she would have me retire today," Brady told Sirius XM Radio in 2017. "She told me that last night three times. And I said, 'Too bad, babe, I'm having too much fun right now.' You know, I feel like I can still do it. If you love what you do and you're capable of doing it, then I might be so bored if I wasn't going out there knowing that I could still do it. So I'm going to work hard to be ready to go, and I still plan on playing for a long time.�?

Contrary to Gisele Bündchen's comments during the 2022 divorce process, in which she acknowledged Brady's love for football and stated that if he was happy playing it, then she supported him, she felt that their marriage ended due to them growing apart.
Tom Brady, who had won five Super Bowl rings by 39, felt he still had much to offer and won two more in four years before retiring at 45, as planned, despite his heartbreak from his divorce from Bündchen. Despite his jesty response, had a serious intent to play until age 45, as revealed during the 2016 Deflategate incident when an email about Peyton Manning was exposed. He remained determined to continue playing.
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