Deion Sanders Draws Comparisons Between His Retirement and Tom Brady Retirement From The NFL

Tom Brady retiring changes things in the NFL. Fans can only imagine what it would feel like to retire from the highest stages of football. NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has played football at the highest level, to say the least. He is quite possibly the best to describe former QB Tom Brady’s mindset after his decision to retire. Sanders presented the similarities while drawing comparisons between the circumstances under which both players retired. NFL fans through Sanders get a glimpse into the thinking that goes behind the scenes in making important decisions.

While talking about Brady’s retirement on The Doug Goutlieb Show, Sanders said, “So I walked away because…I really didn’t want to, I just didn’t want to play because I knew it wasn’t gonna be a productive situation… So I wasn’t really done mentally. Tom, I feel mentally and emotionally, he’s done.”

Sanders believes both his and Tom’s retirement decisions took place under different circumstances and on totally different terms.

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The NFL legend describes how he wasn’t ready to play for coach Marty Schottenheimer and was mentally checked out and ready to retire. But in Brady’s case, Sanders believes that he is retiring because he wants to walk away and move on to his next chapter.

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Sanders admits, though, Brady still has abilities to continue performing at the top of his game. He believes that Brady is only teasing but won’t be coming back because he made the choice of walking away. He admires Brady for retiring from the league on his terms while maintaining his love for the game.

Sanders compares their situations while stating that he believed that staying on in Washington wouldn’t have been productive. He admits having concerns over the team and their direction as one of the reasons for deciding to retire.

He has a firm belief that the 7-time Super Bowl champion Brady has done it all. Sanders believes he hasn’t got anything more to prove to anyone.

The possibility of Tom Brady coming out of retirement seems far-fetched. Sanders is on point while talking about the commitment Brady had with the game for nearly two decades. It takes away a lot of energy from players and keeping it every season might be a challenging proposition. The 2-time Super Bowl-winning cornerback pointed towards the mental drain of emotions a player goes through. Deion Sanders believes that is possibly why Brady’s return seems improbable.

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