Tom Brady and son Jack.Photo: Aflo/Shutterstock
Tom Bradyis opening up about his life outside of football.On Monday, the 45-year-old NFL star debuted season 2 of his SiriusXM podcastLet’s Go! With Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray.During the installment, Brady opened up aboutplaying his 23rd seasonin the NFL this fall after previouslyannouncing his retirement.“Well, I just felt like I had a little left. And I want to give it a shot,” the seven-time Super Bowl champion said, adding, “I owed it to my teammates and our great coaches and our whole organization.“Brady said he is also balancing priorities in his personal life, adding that things have changed since his first season in his 20s.“When I was 25, all I did was think about football. That was my life. It was eat, sleep, drink football. It was my profession, it was my career,” said Brady.“And then over time, other priorities develop because you change and evolve through life and you grow in different ways. So you take on these different responsibilities, of family and commitment and so forth. And you commit time and energy to those things.“Gisele Bundchen Instagram"You can’t stop your life even though sports is happening,” he added, noting that his sonJohn “Jack” Edwardis nowplaying high school freshman footballand his two younger children are going through their own life experiences.Brady and wifeGisele Bündchen, 42, share 12-year-old sonBenjamin Reinand 9-year-old daughterVivian Lake. He also co-parents Jack, 15, with exBridget Moynahan.RELATED VIDEO:Tom BradyReveals the ‘Hardest Thing’ About Parenting with Wife Gisele BündchenNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Even though I’m playing in my 23rd year, I have a freshman in high school that is playing football, too. I have a 12 year old that is going through his life. I have a 9 year old that is going through her life. And I have parents,” he said.“I have a lot of things that are really important off-field pursuits and goals that you are trying to maximize as well. So we all have different things that are going on, and I think once football season comes I really lock in on what I need to do and how I need to focus and the kind of commitment I need to make for the organization so we can maximize our potential as a team.“He added, “And that’s the commitment I’ve always made and I’ve tried to do that in the best way possible, and tried to bring as much joy as I can to the people that are watching. I never felt like I ever wanted to cheat anyone with that.“Let’s Go!will air every Monday on SiriusXM throughout the NFL season and is available on all major podcast platforms.
Tom Bradyis opening up about his life outside of football.
On Monday, the 45-year-old NFL star debuted season 2 of his SiriusXM podcastLet’s Go! With Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray.
During the installment, Brady opened up aboutplaying his 23rd seasonin the NFL this fall after previouslyannouncing his retirement.
“Well, I just felt like I had a little left. And I want to give it a shot,” the seven-time Super Bowl champion said, adding, “I owed it to my teammates and our great coaches and our whole organization.”
Brady said he is also balancing priorities in his personal life, adding that things have changed since his first season in his 20s.
“When I was 25, all I did was think about football. That was my life. It was eat, sleep, drink football. It was my profession, it was my career,” said Brady.
“And then over time, other priorities develop because you change and evolve through life and you grow in different ways. So you take on these different responsibilities, of family and commitment and so forth. And you commit time and energy to those things.”
Gisele Bundchen Instagram
“You can’t stop your life even though sports is happening,” he added, noting that his sonJohn “Jack” Edwardis nowplaying high school freshman footballand his two younger children are going through their own life experiences.
Brady and wifeGisele Bündchen, 42, share 12-year-old sonBenjamin Reinand 9-year-old daughterVivian Lake. He also co-parents Jack, 15, with exBridget Moynahan.
RELATED VIDEO:Tom BradyReveals the ‘Hardest Thing’ About Parenting with Wife Gisele Bündchen
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“Even though I’m playing in my 23rd year, I have a freshman in high school that is playing football, too. I have a 12 year old that is going through his life. I have a 9 year old that is going through her life. And I have parents,” he said.
“I have a lot of things that are really important off-field pursuits and goals that you are trying to maximize as well. So we all have different things that are going on, and I think once football season comes I really lock in on what I need to do and how I need to focus and the kind of commitment I need to make for the organization so we can maximize our potential as a team.”
He added, “And that’s the commitment I’ve always made and I’ve tried to do that in the best way possible, and tried to bring as much joy as I can to the people that are watching. I never felt like I ever wanted to cheat anyone with that.”
Let’s Go!will air every Monday on SiriusXM throughout the NFL season and is available on all major podcast platforms.
source: people.com
