Tom Brady retires from the NFL after 23

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While many thought that we may never see the day, Tom Brady's time in the NFL has come Ian Mccoshen Men Jersey to an end. For the second and final time, the legendary quarterback from the on Wednesday after a 23-year career that is unmatched in the game's history. Brady fades off into the sunset holding , which includes seven titles.Not only does Brady have more Super Bowls than any other player in league history, but that seventh title he won with the Buccaneers during the 2020 season also surpa ses the and his former for the most Super Bowls won by any FRANCHISE.As we put the final notes in of what was a once-in-a-generation type of career, it is worth wondering where all of these championships stacks up against the rest. With his playing days in the books, now seems like as good of a time as ever to collect up all seven of TB12's rings and rank them on importance.Date: Feb. 1, 2004Team: New England PatriotsScore: Patriots 32, Panthers 29Tom Brady's stats: 32 of 48 pa sing, 354 yards, three touchdowns, one interception Even as Super Bowl XXXVIII stands at the bottom of this list, it was an extremely important title for Brady and the Patriots. This showed the rest of the NFL that they were not just a one-off club that caught lightning in a bottle two years prior en route to that Super Bowl XXXVI championship. New England rebounded nicely from a disappointing 2002 campaign where it went 9-7 and failed to make the playoffs as defending champs and were able to get right back in the Super Bowl to defeat the .Similar to Super Bowl XXXVI, Brady again flashed his generational clutch gene by leading New England down the field with 1:08 left in the fourth quarter to set up a championship-winning field goal by . Brady's 32 completions in that game were the most in Super Bowl history and his 48 pa s attempts were the most by a winning quarterback (both records he has since broken).Date: Feb. 3, 2019Team: New England PatriotsScore: Patriots 13, Rams 3Tom Brady's stats: 21 of 35 pa sing, 262 yards, one interception Brady's last Super Bowl title with the Patriots was an embarra sment Connor Brickley Kids Jersey of riches, really. By this point, he had already established himself as the greatest ever and was simply running up the score by giving New England its third title in five years. This was also Brady and the Patriots franchise's sixth Super Bowl title, which moved them in a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most all-time by one team. This Super Bowl moved Brady ahead of Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles Haley for the most Super Bowl titles won by a single player in NFL history. With that win over the , Brady had now officially gone where no other player had before, which, again, only adds to his growing mythical status. It wasn't the flashiest performance by Brady -- only Super Bowl where he didn't throw for a touchdown -- but where this continued to elevate him in NFL history is why he gets the edge above his second championship.Date: Feb. 6, 2005Team: New England PatriotsScore: Patriots 24, Eagles 21Tom Brady's stats: 23 of 33 pa sing, 236 yards, two touchdowns The dynasty was officially born. Brady and the Patriots were able to win their third Super Bowl title in four years by defeating the in Super Bowl XXXIX. New England became the first team to accomplish that feat since the in 1992-95. Brady completed 23 of 33 pa ses for 236 yards and two touchdowns in the win and posted the second-highest pa ser rating (110.2) of his career in a Super Bowl in which he won. This title not only proved that New England was a historical powerhouse on par with previous runs made by the , Cowboys, and Steelers, but began elevating Brady to all-time Brett Connolly Men Jersey status. By age 27, he already had three Super Bowl rings and e sentially had a Hall of Fame career already locked up.Date: Feb. 3, 2002Team: New England PatriotsScore: Patriots 20, Rams 17Tom Brady's stats: 16 of 27 pa sing, 145 yards, one touchdownI almost feel like this is too low but it was hard to make a strong case to drive this one any higher. On sentimental value, you can make a great argument that the 20-17 victory over the Rams is right at the top. In terms of importance, it's ma sive, but for Brady's legacy, it was merely the starting point to the greatest career we've ever seen. He had already established himself as the starter over Drew Bledsoe going forward just by getting New England into the Super Bowl, and winning it was the Lombardi-sized cherry on top. That said, this was - Serron Noel Jersey - -- a goosebump-inducing performance by a 24-year-old Brady, who came in under dure s after Bledsoe suffered a nasty injury in the early portions of the regular season. The sixth-rounder from the year prior took that opportunity and ran with it all the way to Super Bowl XXXVI. While Brady didn't light up the stat sheet -- 145 yards pa sing and one touchdown -- he gave us a good glimpse of the career that was to come on that final drive.With the score knotted at 17, Brady and the offense got the ball back at their own 17-yard line with no timeouts. The young quarterback was able to surgically march down the field to the Rams' 31-yard line before spiking the ball to stop the clock and allow Vinatieri to boot the 48-yard Super Bowl winner. This was the first Super Bowl title in Patriots history and helped put Brady on the fast track to superstardom.Date: Feb. 5, 2017Team: New England PatriotsScore: Patriots 34, Falcons 28Tom Brady's stats: 43 of 62 pa sing, 466 yards, two touchdowns, one interception 28-3.That is how much Brady and the Patriots trailed the by in the third quarter of Super Bowl LI. At that time, it was looked at as an insurmountable lead and New England was going to fall short of a fifth title. However, Brady and the Patriots were able to stun the entire sports world by overcoming that 25-point deficit, force overtime, and quickly drive down the field to snatch the Lombardi Trophy out of Atlanta's hands.This performance put Brady in superhuman status. No lead would ever look too arduous again and Brady officially solidified himself as the greatest quarterback of all time. By overcoming this lead and beating the Falcons, Brady earned his fifth Super Bowl title, which now gave him one more than 49ers legend Joe Montana. The fact that he did it in such a dramatic fashion only helped push him over the top against his boyhood idol as the NFL's new GOAT.Date: Feb. 7, 2021Team: Tampa Bay BuccaneersScore: Buccaneers 31, Chiefs 9Tom Brady's stats Vladislav Kolyachonok Jersey : 21 of 29 pa sing, 201 yards, three touchdowns Yes, we're extremely accustomed to seeing his face in the winner's ci