confirmed the report. rumored for days following brady s most recent game, a much-watched playoff defeat for the tampa bay buccaneers, a team he joined two years ago and led to a super bowl win in 2021. the tampa bay bucs, super bowl lv champions. reporter: it was his seasons quarterbacking for the patriots who earned him the reputation among those who follow football as the greatest of all time. i m so proud of our guys. you ve been with us all year. we are bringing this sucker home! reporter: not that it seemed obvious when brady entered the nfl, his talent underestimated as he was a sixth round draft pick. but once on the field, he threw and occasionally ran his way to a career ten super bowls, winning seven of them, one of the many nfl records he holds. he was famously suspended for four games in 2016 after being accused of illegally deflating a game ball, but that proved a small cloud in a rather shining
receiver calling it an honor. and the new york jets say this better be real. the sixth round draft pick. he told the general manager said he was third string his third year and took over for drew bledsoe and the rest is history. sandra: great to have you here today. i m sandra smith. i m trace gallagher. the story stars right now. martha: good afternoon. i m martha maccallum at fox news head quarters in new york. this is the big story. we re watching this pentagon briefing. no world on strong language today from vladimir putin who has accused the united states and its allies of ignoring his demands for nato to withdraw from his sphere. principle rush concerns were ignored.
greatest of all time, from sixth round draft pick, to seven super bowl wins. but tonight, brady not yet confirming those reports. what those close to him are now saying. new developments tonight with ukraine on high alert. russia pulling back some of its troops from border areas, as new images emerge from belarus of russian equipment moving in. president biden planning to deploy additional u.s. troops to the region in the near term. tonight, what the pentagon is saying about a possible attack. new evidence the record-breaking omicron surge may be slowing. new cases falling in 41 states. mask restrictions now being eased in san francisco for those up-to-date on vaccinations. but many hospitals still overwhelmed with patients, and deaths up 26%. new concerns about pfizer s anti-viral pill, now in short supply. and late word coming in two long island nurses arrested for allegedly forging fake vaccine cards. for the first time, the
added words cannot describe the feelings i have for tom brady nor adequately express the gratitude. brady failed to mention the team or patriots fans in his lengthy retirement post despite thanking everyone in tampa. this is all the talk in boston. not to be a whiney new england guy but he released a nine page retirement statement on instagram thanking the bucs, trainers, his teammates, the city of tampa, his agents, his trainer. not one mention of the patriots or bill belichick, robert kraft. everyone up here is like, what the heck. brady posting on twitter, thank you patriots nation. i m beyond grateful. love you all. nobody noticed when brady entered the league as a sixth round draft pick in 2000 but through his extraordinary work ethic he retires the most decorated champion. he has the most passing jards, passing touchdowns.
disappointment than that people are hurt by that. and, you know, kind of heart broken. it s kind of like what about us? don t leave us behind. despite the snub robert crab glowingly stated words cannot describe the feelings i have for tom brady and will always consider him an extension of my immediate family. brady did later tweet, however, saying thank you, patriots nation, adding that he is beyond grateful and i love you all. tom brady began his career as a sixth round draft pick out of michigan and 22 years later, he goes out as an nfl legend, the likes of which we almost certainly will never see again. gillian. gillian: what a career. phil keating in miami, thank you. well, fired miami dolphins head coach brian flores is suing the nfl for racial discrimination. flores says he was only interviewed for a head coaching job with the new york giants because is he black but that he was never going to be hired. the lawsuit filed in manhattan federal court seeks class action