Tom Brady’s Super Bowl Joke Has The Internet Cracking Up

On February 13, the Los Angeles Rams narrowly defeated the Cincinnati Bengals to clinch their second Super Bowl win in franchise history, and it was the first time in 12 years that a Super Bowl hadn’t featured the likes of quarterback legends Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.

Since the star athlete isn’t used to having free time on the day of the Super Bowl, Brady took the opportunity to crack a joke on social media.

Ahead of Super Bowl LVI, Tom Brady posted a screenshot of his phone to Twitter, showing a calendar reminder that the Super Bowl was about to kick off. Perhaps because he wasn’t playing in the game, Brady captioned his post simply: “S**t…”

The tweet immediately went viral, racking up 22K retweets and 353K likes at the time of reporting. It also drew the attention of the NFL’s official twitter handle. “There’s always next year,” the account wrote back, perhaps attempting to convince Brady to walk back his retirement call.

There’s always next year… 👀 https://t.co/UWdzQms8Lf

— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2022

Despite making his retirement official after speculation broke that he would be hanging up his cleats for good in January 2022, Brady said on his SiriusXM podcast that he would “never say never” about returning to the NFL (via USA Today).

According to a report from NFL.com, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are holding on to hope that the seven-time Super Bowl champion will suit up again and save them the trouble of finding a new quarterback.

“The Buccaneers are leaving the door open for Tom Brady in case the legendary quarterback changes his mind on retirement, and sources say they would do whatever is necessary for him to return — a possibility Brady himself isn’t completely ruling out,” the report