Adam Schefter has announced that Tom Brady will retire from the NFL.  Brady has played 22 seasons throughout his NFL career and has been arguably the greatest quarterback of all time during his long NFL career.

There's no denying Brady had as successful of an NFL career that anyone could wish to have. He has been in 14 Conference Championship Games, 10 Super Bowl appearances, seven Super Bowl rings, and owns several records in his 22-year career.

He had a lot of success with the New England Patriots for the better half of his career before finishing it up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his last two seasons. Brady passed for 84,520 yards and 624 touchdowns in his career.

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There's a lot to remember about Tom Brady and everything he's accomplished in his NFL career. Whether it's winning Super Bowls, pulling off incredible comebacks, being an all-around humorous person, or being the man that no fan of the NFL likes because he consistently beats their favorite team in important games, he's done it all.

With Tom Brady at 44 years old, it was just a matter of time until he decided to retire after this season. Brady, as everyone knows, is one of the greatest athletes to have ever competed in a professional sport, so hearing that he is retiring is still startling news, despite his age.

It's a sad day for the football world since as we've lost one of the game's all-time greats.