Tom Brady will retire from the NFL after 22 seasons, winning seven Super Bowl Rings, five Super Bowl MVPs and three League MVP Awards.  The announcement was first made by Brady’s company TB12sports and followed up by a series of tweets by the NFL. The player is yet to confirm the reports. 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback led the team to a Super Bowl title last season and NFC South championship this year. The team was knocked out of the Super Bowl race by the Los Angeles Rams last week. 

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Fans and experts congratulated the Brady for his ‘incredible’ 22-year career. #ThankYouTom was trending as soon as the announcement was made.

“Love him or hate him…no one held a candle to his endurance over the years. One major leg injury when he was with the pats but that’s it. #ThankYouTom,” a fan said. 

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“Thanks for the memories, babe. @TomBrady,” Julian Edelman former NFL Wide Receiver tweeted. 

“Thanks for everything big bro it was an honor @TomBrady,” Mike Evans, who played alongside Brady in Tampa, said. 

 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II put out a goat emoji to congratulate Brady, who is referred as the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT). 

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Bucs’ WR Chris Godwin said, ” The best ever. Congratulations bro @TomBrady grateful to have gotten to share the field with you! Much love fam”

“@TomBrady I can’t believe your wrapping up a 22 YEAR career, honestly I never thought this day would come and I didn’t want it to! It’s been great fun watching you all these years, enjoy the time of retirement as you like many other players do, ride the horse into the sunsetGoatPleading face,” a fan tweeted. 

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Brady leaves the games as the career leader in yards passing (84,520) and TDs (624). He’s widely considered the greatest quarterback to play the game.

Brady won three NFL MVP awards, was a first-team All-Pro three times and was selected to the Pro Bowl 15 times. He was 243-73 in his career in the regular season and 35-12 in the playoffs.

With inputs from the Associated Press