Tom Brady has officially retired from the NFL. So, what's next? Judging from his previous statements, the answer to that question could be "politics."
In 2004, Brady told ESPN magazine it was his "craziest ambition" to one day be a United States senator. After he made that statement, an investigation found that the then-26-year-old Brady had never voted.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
-
Ukraine's Olympians: going for gold in the line of fireUnder the Radar Hundreds of the country's athletes have died in battle, while those who remain deal with the psychological toll of war and prospect of Russian competitors
-
'Democrats now have a chance to present a vigorous, compelling case'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
-
What has Kamala Harris done as vice president?In Depth It's not uncommon for the second-in-command to struggle to prove themselves in a role largely defined by behind-the-scenes work
-
ICJ ruling: will 'damning verdict' stop Netanyahu?Talking Point The UN's top court has ruled Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories breaks international law
-
Menendez convicted of bribery, fraud, and extortionSpeed Read The New Jersey Democratic Senator was found guilty in a federal corruption trial
-
Venezuela election: first vote in a decade offers hope to poverty-stricken nationThe Explainer Nicolás Maduro agreed to 'free and fair' vote but poor polling and threat of prosecution pushes disputed leader to desperate methods
-
Florida judge dismisses Trump documents caseSpeed Read Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed
-
How could J.D. Vance impact the special relationship?Today's Big Question Trump's hawkish pick for VP said UK is the first 'truly Islamist country' with a nuclear weapon
-
Hamas says military chief survived Israeli strikeSpeed Read An Israeli bombing failed to hit its intended target, military commander Mohammed Deif, but killed at least 90 Palestinians
-
Biden, Trump urge calm after assassination attemptSpeed Reads A 20-year-old gunman grazed Trump's ear and fatally shot a rally attendee on Saturday
-
The Tamils stranded on 'secretive' British island in Indian OceanUnder the Radar Migrants 'unlawfully detained' since 2021 shipwreck on UK-controlled Diego Garcia, site of important US military base
