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Tom Bradyhas football on his mind.
The retired quarterback, 46, shared apost on his Instagram StorySaturday, in which he could be seen shirtless as he jokingly contemplated an NFL return.
“Side effects of @tb12sports protein … mid august rolls around and you start thinking about finding a training camp to show up to,” Brady wrote with the image, adding two laughing emojis.
The athleteinitially announced he would be retiringfrom the NFL in February 2022, before he backtracked the following month and said hewould be unretiring. He then played his last NFL season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, officially retiring this past February.
His last two seasons in the NFL were played with the Buccaneers, who Brady led to his seventh Super Bowl victory in 2021.
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Brady announced that he wasretiring “for good"in a video shared on Instagram in February.
“I’m retiring. For good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up this morning I figured I’d just press record, and let you guys know first,” an emotional Brady began.
“It won’t be long-winded, you only get one super-emotional retirement essay, and I used mine up last year, so. I … really thank you guys … so much,” he continued. “To every single one of you, for supporting me, my family, my friends, teammates, my competitors. I could go on forever. There’s too many. Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream.”
“I wouldn’t change a thing. Love you all,” Brady concluded.
Brady — a busyfather of three kids, who has beenspending his post-retirement time on other sports like golf and pickleball— recently told PEOPLE that his “love” of being “very active” is the reason he continues to consume a diet similar to one he had during his playing days.
“I think what Iput in my body is very important,” he said in June.
Brady has been known to steer clear of specific food groupings like white sugar, dairy, white flour, iodized salt and caffeine, and he’s also avoided nightshade vegetables andstrawberries.
“I don’t think it’s a strict regimen,” he explained to PEOPLE. “I think it’s just trying to make healthy choices that allow me to live the life I want to live.”
And while Brady said that his adherence to a healthy diet was essential when he was professionally playing football because “my body was my asset,” he admitted “it’s a little different now” that he’s retired.
Brady noted, however, “I still want to maintain,” adding, “I’ve developed so many healthy habits, I just want to stick with them.”
source: people.com
