“Deteriorating” Tom Brady Receives Further Disrespect From a Former Buccaneers Star for Losing to Cleveland Browns

Last Sunday, the Bucs suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Cleveland Browns, which garnered plenty of criticism for the Bucs team, particularly Tom Brady. Although Brady did not do much wrong in the game, he failed to close out the game, as he has done plenty of times in the past.

In a recent interview, former Buccaneers quarterback, Shaun King talks about Brady’s deteriorating performances this season. According to him, ‘Father Time’ is finally catching up to him and that’s the reason his performance graph is gradually going down.

Shaun King talks about Tom Brady and his deteriorating performances

King, who was the Bucs’ quarterback from 1999 to 2003, recently talked to CBS Sports Radio. When asked whether age is catching up to Brady, King said, “I think it is… You know the thing about Father Time, he don’t really give you like a two-week notice… Father Time just shows up and, you know, you go to make a cut you used to make and you can’t make it.“

King took the example of Colts quarterback Matt Ryan as well, who is also struggling with ‘Father Time’. “You got to throw a pass that you used to make and now, its ahhhh… [Brady and Matt Ryan] are trying to adjust on the fly as they’re deteriorating because of age,” King further said. 

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Despite criticizing Brady, King showed respect for TB12 and his time with the Patriots. Moreover, he gave more credit to Brady than head coach Bill Belichick. He understood what Brady is currently going through.

What does Brady’s performance graph look like this NFL season?

After losing against the Browns, Brady lost his 218-game winning streak; notably, Brady’s team has always won whenever they were leading by a touchdown in the final minutes of a game, which ended after the loss against the Browns.

Last season, Brady had 43 touchdowns in 17 games, and this season, Brady only got 14 touchdowns in 11 games. Certainly, it is visible in his statistics that his performance has not been great this year. After this season, his contract ends with the Bucs as well.

There were plenty of rumors about him returning to the Patriots. However, many believe that he could retire after the end of this season. Brady has already retired once and now we could see him retire once again as one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, if not the greatest.

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