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How Will the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Replace Tom Brady?
Brady claims he is done for good, but it is unclear what that will mean for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Fox broadcast booth and other interested parties.
Tom Brady’s Last Season Didn’t Go as Planned. Was It Worth It?
He thrilled his fans by announcing that he would come out of retirement to play one more season in 2022, but things soon went sour, on and off the field.
Tom Brady’s Retirement Is the Best Thing for Football
Give Brady his due but let Patrick Mahomes and all of the other young, exciting quarterbacks take it from here.
Tom Brady: His Career, Gisele Bündchen and Answers to More Questions
All about Super Bowls, crypto, deflated footballs and Gisele Bündchen. And 23 seasons piling up the stats.
Tom Brady Says He’s Retiring, for Good This Time
Brady, whose career spanned 23 seasons and seven Super Bowl wins, announced his retirement in a social media post.
Cowboys Trounce Buccaneers to Send Home Tom Brady
Dak Prescott erased playoff demons with five touchdowns, while Brady played one of the worst playoff games of his 23-year career in what may be his last game in Tampa.
Contagion in Crypto From FTX’s Fall Is Growing
The crypto exchange’s collapse is stoking fears of contagion across the industry. Meanwhile, FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is still speaking out.
Marriage Is Hard. Just Ask Tom and Gisele.
The pressures of a two-career relationship.
Tom Brady and Ron DeSantis Are Said to Be on Texting Terms
The Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, Tim Michels, told supporters recently that while DeSantis was watching a Packers game at Lambeau Field, he was texting the Buccaneers quarterback.
Tom Brady, Once Retired, Will Step Into Fox Broadcast Booth
Brady has a deal to eventually become the lead analyst during Fox broadcasts of N.F.L. games.
The Power of Humility
Tonight, America begins an annual festival celebrating hubris.
When Draft Pundits Are Right, and N.F.L. Teams Wrong
An analysis shows that teams usually misfire when they ignore analysts and make a surprise pick early in the first round.
What Brady, Rodgers and Wilson’s Choices Could Mean for the NFL 2022 Season
Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson all made decisions that shifted plans around the league and reinforced the value of having a franchise quarterback.
Tom Brady Says He Will Return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Next Season
The winning quarterback of seven Super Bowls, Brady said on social media that he would play again next season, after he had announced his retirement in February.
Tom Brady Says He Has Not Yet Decided to Retire From the NFL
In Brady’s first public comments since reports that he’d end his 22-season career, the only timeline he gave for making a decision was “when the time’s right.”
A Generational Shift at N.F.L. Quarterback
The evolution at the N.F.L.’s most important position has been clear even with familiar names frequently making deep playoff runs. Today’s emerging stars are taking on more of their team’s offensive load.
Speculation About Tom Brady’s Retirement Intensifies
The seven-time Super Bowl champion redefined success in the modern era as quarterback of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
What We Learned in the Divisional Round of the N.F.L. Playoffs
Jimmy Garoppolo screened his way back to a conference championship, the Bengals’ defensive front outshone its stars, and only Kansas City benefited from home-field advantage.
How the Rams Beat the Buccaneers to Advance to the NFC Championship
Los Angeles won on a field goal on the game’s final play.
N.F.L. Divisional Round: Our Picks Against the Spread
Green Bay and Tennessee will have the benefit of a week’s rest against San Francisco and Cincinnati. Buffalo and Kansas City will provide tougher tests for each other after coasting last week. The Bucs and the Rams’ veteran quarterbacks will take center stage.
What We Learned in the N.F.L.’s Wild-Card Round
The 49ers and Jimmy Garoppolo managed their game plan just well enough to upset the Cowboys, but blowouts in the rest of the wild-card matchups showed the folly of playoff expansion.
Tampa Bay Takes Eagles Out of Their Game and Out of the Playoffs
Quarterback Tom Brady’s record in the playoffs improved to 35-11 as Tampa Bay clamped down on the league’s top rushing team.
How Sunday’s Games Affect the NFL Playoff Picture
The Eagles ran up against the Buccaneers’ fearsome defense. Now the 49ers and Cowboys will square off ahead of the Steelers and Kansas City in prime time.
The Buccaneers’ Offense Works Because of This Man (and Tom Brady)
The offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich has customized the Buccaneers’ offense to its hodgepodge of stars, injury replacements and holdovers.
The Reason Every N.F.L. Playoff Team Will Lose
Only one of these teams will prove us wrong.
This Is the N.F.L. Season That Ran Too Long
The N.F.L.’s final-week schedule usually builds to a Sunday night crescendo. But with only one true elimination game, Week 18’s bloat should feel anticlimactic.
How Week 18 Could Shape the N.F.L. Playoff Picture
In the N.F.C., Green Bay has clinched the bye, but a divisional race and a wild-card spot are still up for grabs. In the A.F.C., things are messier.
What We Learned From Week 17 in the N.F.L.
Burrow-to-Chase can do damage in the playoffs, and Tom Brady and the Buccaneers aren’t exactly where they want to be at this point in the season.
Antonio Brown Storms Off Field During Buccaneers’ Win Over Jets
The receiver shed his jersey, threw it into the stands and left. Afterward, Tampa Bay Coach Bruce Arians said, “He is no longer a Buc.”
Sports in 2021 Tried to Return to Normal
The coronavirus pandemic still had an impact, but players and leagues had their moments.
N.F.L. Week 14 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
The Buccaneers will presumably throw the ball against the Bills, and Dallas and Washington will jangle the N.F.C. East order.
A Tom Brady-Bill Belichick Super Bowl? It’s Inevitable.
Thanks to the New England Patriots’ six-game win streak and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ light schedule, the pair seem to be on a collision course.
What We Learned From Week 12 in the N.F.L.
Tom Brady has help in Tampa Bay, the Bengals are forcing the issue in the A.F.C. North race, and the Rams have some soul-searching to do.
What We Learned From Week 10 in the N.F.L.
Mac Jones is leading the Patriots back into the A.F.C.’s elite and Tom Brady and the Buccaneers are winless so far this November.
In N.F.L. Awards Race, M.V.P. Won’t Be the Only Close Call
Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Rams receiver Cooper Kupp could prevent the Cowboys from sweeping the N.F.L. season awards.
What We Learned From Week 8 in the N.F.L.
The Saints’ defense stepped up when Jameis Winston went down, Josh Allen shook off an uncharacteristically sloppy start, and wide receivers around the league auditioned for Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Hertz Places Order for 100,000 Tesla Vehicles
The order, which is expected to be delivered by the end of next year, is a sign of the growing momentum in the shift toward electric cars.
Tom Brady Sets N.F.L. Career Passing Record in Return to New England
Brady, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback, returned to New England for the first time since leaving and surpassed Drew Brees’s mark on a first-quarter play.
Lamar Jackson’s Bold Play: A Contract Without an Agent
Jackson is leading his own negotiation for a contract extension with the Ravens, challenging the norms of executives’ relationships to N.F.L. players and raising questions about the efficacy of agents.
Richard Sherman Joins the Buccaneers After a Call From Tom Brady
Sherman is facing criminal charges for five misdemeanors, including two for domestic violence, from an arrest this summer. The free agent cornerback was recruited to Tampa Bay by his former rival.
NFL Bull Market Benefits T.J. Watt and Other Pass Rushers
N.F.L. teams are in an ever-escalating arms race to generate maximum pressure on opposing quarterbacks. The Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt and other QB maulers benefit from the demand.
NFL Quarterbacks Want Their Voices Heard
From Aaron Rodgers to Tom Brady to Patrick Mahomes, quarterbacks are trying to push football’s status quo. The results have lagged behind stars’ achievements in other sports.
Can Anyone in the N.F.C. Stop Tom Brady and the Bucs From Repeating?
Tampa Bay returns much of its Super Bowl-winning roster, but Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams have Jordan-and-Pippen-style title dreams for Green Bay.
Tom Brady Jokes About Election Results as Buccaneers Visit White House
President Biden’s administration has revived a tradition of championship invitations that had grown sporadic under former President Donald J. Trump.
Naomi Osaka Is Talking to the Media Again, but on Her Own Terms
The tennis superstar is guest-editing Racquet magazine and has written a cover essay for Time. What’s left for traditional sports journalism?
Tom Brady Charted a New Path. Aaron Rodgers Struggles to Do the Same.
When Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks like Brady, Rodgers and Russell Wilson grow frustrated with their teams, the nature of N.F.L. contracts makes it hard to scramble away. Brady ultimately succeeded by running out the clock.
Months Before Season, N.F.L. and Players Clash Over Pandemic Workouts
Players on 15 teams announced they would not attend off-season programming because of concerns about the coronavirus. Some may give up financial benefits in the process.
Jimmy Kimmel Tackles ‘Weirdest Super Bowl’ Ever
“This was the first Super Bowl ever where I had to yell, ‘Be quiet — I’m trying to hear the poem!’” Kimmel said.
‘Senators, Do Your Duty’
Citing legal scholars, a reader debunks claims by Donald Trump that the Senate trial is unconstitutional. Also: Tom Brady, seven-time Super Bowl champion.