We might not ever see a quarterback like Tom Brady, who won as many Super Bowls as he did and played beyond the age of 40.
Despite his illustrious career, Tom Brady’s NFL career seemed to have a few blemishes he wishes he could change.
When speaking on “The Pivot Podcast” with Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor, and Channing Crowder, Brady said he wished he had more fun on the field.
WOW: Tom Brady says he has ONE REGRET PLAYING FOOTBALL, HE TOOK IT TO SERIOUSLY
“I see Patrick out there at QB, running around, laughing, having fun, I’m like, ‘I used to be like that! What the hell happened to me? I just got too serious”
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— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) July 1, 2024
“What I would have changed was, OK , there’s part of me that still loves … You see these young players. I see, like, Patrick [Mahomes] out there at quarterback, laughing, having fun,” Brady said in the recently resurfaced clip. “I’m like, ‘I used to be like that!’ What the hell happened to me? I just got too serious.”
Tom Brady spent the bulk of his career being coached by head coach Bill Belichick, so he and the many other players seemed robotic when it came to playing under him. It was always about winning and nothing else.
Belichick barely smiled, and so did all of his players.
Fans had a lot to say about Brady having so much regret:
Brady has never once looked like he’s having fun in his entire life
— Mr Unlimmmited (@chris_ferland) July 1, 2024
Yup what a wasted career
— 🦅Coop〽️ (@QuinyonClamps) July 1, 2024
Greatness sometimes doesn’t get to have fun, only when you’re done 🤷🏻♂️
— TJ Hayes (@TheStallionxSSN) July 1, 2024
Made him a goat but definitely understand where he’s coming from .
— Dame Ndiaye (@damuuu98) July 2, 2024
Emperor Belichick made him embrace the dark side of Football. pic.twitter.com/p3940g909B
— simba entei james (@EnteiSimba) July 2, 2024
I agree, it was a JOB AND NOT A HOBBY. You need to have fun with anything you do in life 🐬🆙
— No Swim Zone (@noswimzone) July 1, 2024
This is a message for coaches… how many coaches legit try to take the joy out of the game. In HS, College and Pro. How many strip each players personality away from them and make the game as if it’s a battlefield w/soldiers. End of the day, you play the game bc u enjoy it.. https://t.co/TCwIlV6WsU
— 𝓡𝑜𝓈𝓈 𝒞𝑜𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓇 (@CoachRC23) July 1, 2024
Belichick happened https://t.co/wOY3eShWl5
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) July 2, 2024
Brady seemed to loosen up just a bit during his short tenure with the Tampa Bay Bucs, but now he can truly show himself as he enters the broadcast booth for the 2024 NFL season.
“You just learn from it, and go, ‘OK, now next phase of life, enjoy it a little more,’” Brady said.
Despite retiring after the 2022 season, Brady has not really sat down and enjoyed retirement as he made his Fox Sports broadcasting debut during the UFL championship, got inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame, and was roasted at a Netflix special.
Former Teammate Le’Veon Bell Reacts To Tom Brady’s Lone Regret
Former running back Le’Veon Bell knows what it is like to play alongside Tom Brady. He shared the backfield with him when they played for the Bucs.
On “The Pivot Podcast,” Brady expressed regret that he was too serious during his time in the league.
Bell expressed why he believed a less serious version of Tom Brady would have won less had he had more fun.
“That why you got 7 of them thangs tho my guy,” Bell tweeted.
that why you got 7 of them thangs tho my guy 💍💍💍💍💍💍💍 https://t.co/QHeEQHyg2e
— Le’Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) July 2, 2024