When the Minnesota Vikings lost starting quarterback Kirk Cousins to a season-ending injury on Sunday afternoon, it did not take long for people to suggest that recently-retired Tom Brady could come out of retirement to play for the Minnesota Vikings this season. After all, the Vikings are a playoff contender with a strong receiving corps and Brady’s mother is from Minnesota. But Brady hasn’t addressed that speculation just yet.
As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk points out, Tom Brady had a chance to address and potentially shut down any speculation during his weekly podcast – as he’s done with several other rumors of his potential return – but he chose not to do it.
“Brady has a weekly podcast, with new episodes landing every Monday. (It’s called Let’s Go!, and it’s on SiriusXM.) This week, Brady said nothing at all — one way or the other — about the possibility of emerging from retirement and playing for the Vikings,” Florio wrote for Pro Football Talk.
While this doesn’t necessarily mean anything, Florio pointed out on social media that it would have been very easy for Brady to shut down speculation by simply addressing it on the podcast – as he’s done numerous times with other rumors. But instead, he didn’t.
https://x.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1719365717894529440?s=20
“Would have been very easy for Jim Gray to ask him about it and for him to say ‘no,'” Florio wrote.
It’s certainly an interesting update, and the NFL world had a lot to say about it on social media.
Just my opinion, but he's not coming out of retirement to spend the winter in Minnesota https://t.co/UY1VoTv847
— Favorz (@Idofavorzforu) October 31, 2023
These articles will continue to be written well into Brady’s 50’s https://t.co/cMQSq4IaIq
— Daniel (@DanFromPasco) October 31, 2023
Rinse repeat for every team losing a QB going forward https://t.co/cioPkAstTf
— Release the Kraken (@khflight137) October 31, 2023
Don't see the fit here. If it was to be any team it would have to be the #49ers.#FTTB
— The Sports Catch (@TheSportsCatch) October 31, 2023
Not that I’m feeding into this, but no he technically isn’t. Last I read the nfl hadn’t approved him to buy a minority claim of the raiders. Something about Davis selling it too low.
— Quintin Propes (@ShadowBass989) October 31, 2023
This would be a guaranteed ring for Brady and the Vikings. The whole NFL would be put on notice.
— Chris Nelson (@sportygoodlooks) October 31, 2023
Do it for Browerville Tom!
— E Grade A 🧊 (@BigGameGradeA27) October 31, 2023
Forget the Vikings..he better come in to start for the Team he's trying to buy.. pic.twitter.com/VuZ9PuAcZS
— taskmaniandevil (@taskmaniandevil) October 31, 2023
It doesn’t necessarily seem likely that Brady will come out of retirement, but it’s certainly interesting that he chose not to address the speculation. We’ll have to see what happens.
