Sport
by Gavin Newsham
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Back in 2014, questions were being asked about just how long then 37-year-old Tom Brady could carry on playing pro football - and the quarterback wasn't happy.
"When I suck, I'll retire," he said. "(But) I don't plan on sucking for a long time."
Nearly seven years on and Tom Brady will today attempt to break his own record as the oldest QB ever to win a Super Bowl when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the reigning champs, the Kansas City Chiefs, on the Bucs' home turf.
Suffice to say, Brady is one of a kind, a phenomenon who shows no sign of slowing down any time soon in a sport where longevity is rare. That's why he landed a two-year, $50 million deal with Tampa last March, making it likely he'll still be playing when he's 45.