Tom Brady’s ex Bridget Moynahan reacts to his retirement from professional football: ‘I know you will do great things’
Tom Brady announced his retirement from professional football after 22 seasons on Tuesday which ended his two year run with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Soon after his ex partner Bridget Moynahan supported the 44-year-old athlete with whom she shares 14-year-old son John Edward Thomas Moynahan.
The 50-year-old And Just Like That… actress shared her thoughtful note on Twitter.
Still pals: Tom Brady announced his retirement from professional football after 22 seasons on Tuesday. Soon after his ex partner Bridget Moynahan supported the 44-year-old athlete; seen in 2005
Bridget tweeted, ‘So proud of @TomBrady. Yesterday and today and I know you will do great things tomorrow. Looking forward to the next steps.’
Brady and Moynahan dated from 2004 to 2006.
He went on to marry 41-year-old Vogue supermodel Gisele Bundchen from Brazil in 2009.
Pride: Bridget tweeted, ‘So proud of @TomBrady. Yesterday and today and I know you will do great things tomorrow. Looking forward to the next steps’
Together Tom and Gisele had two children: Vivian Lake, age nine, and Benjamin, age 12.
Brady won a record seven Super Bowls during a glittering 22 seasons in the sport.
In a statement, Tom wrote: ‘I have always believed that the sport of football is an ‘all-in’ preposition – if a 100 per cent competitive commitment isn’t there, you won’t succeed, and success is what I love so much about our game.
The kids: Tom and Bridget share 14-year-old son John Edward Thomas Moynahan (center). He went on to marry Vogue supermodel Gisele Bundchen, a 41-year-old from Brazil. Together Tom and Gisele had two children: Vivian Lake, age nine, and Benjamin, age 12.
‘There is a physical, mental, and emotional challenge EVERY single day that has allowed me to maximise my highest potential. And I have tried my very best these past 22 years. There are no shortcuts to success on the field or in life.’
He then broke the news.
‘This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention,’ he said.
Those ‘other things’ are likely wife Gisele and his three children.
‘I’ve done a lot of reflecting the past week and have asked myself difficult questions,’ said the star.
As happy as can be: The star recently celebrated his wedding anniversary with Gisele
On the go: The power couple with their two kids in front of a private jet
He loves the fashion world too: Brady and Bundchen attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes On Fashion at The Metropolitan Museum in 2019
‘And I am so proud of what we have achieved. My teammates, coaches, fellow competitors, and fans deserve 100 per cent of me, but right now, it’s best I leave the field of play to the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes.’
It had been reported last weekend that Brady – who has spent the last two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – had decided to quietly bow out of the NFL, but the claims were branded ‘total conjecture’ by his father Tom Brady Sr.
Tom had said that he was ready to focus on family after the Buccaneers were eliminated from the NFL play-offs by the Los Angeles Rams.
The sports star said: ‘I’m in no rush to figure out what’s next. I’ll know when I know. It’s a day after the season. So I think for all of us, you know, we can all decompress a bit. It’s been six straight months of football, every day consumed by day in and day out football. I think now it’s just some time to spend some time with my family and spend some time with my kids.’
Super quarterback: Brady won a record seven Super Bowls during a glittering 22 seasons in the sport