Tom Brady retires from American Football, ‘for good ’

Dan Laughlan Sports Editor

Almost a year ago to the day, Tom Brady announced he was retiring from NFL putting an end to the greatest career the game had ever seen. However, just 40 days later he decided he had another year in him. A year on Brady has announced his retirement again but this time, ‘for good’. He started his journey being doubted, even called not particularly ‘athletic looking’. He was the 199th pick in the draft meaning 198 players were chosen before him and the overarching theme around Brady was that he would be a useful backup quarterback.

The underestimation was precisely the spark Brady needed to start the fire within himself.

When introduced to owner Robert Kraft, the ‘skinny beanpole’ told Kraft that he was the best decision the organisation had ever made. This mindset would be key to Brady becoming the player he would be.

By the end of his first season, Brady had worked his way to being second choice quarterback and just two games into his second season, starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe suffered an injury which gave Brady the chance he needed

Drew Murphy

With the Six Nations Championship already underway I thought it would be a great idea to have a look at each of the ‘Six’s’ best moments of the tournament.

Italy’s Six Nations Debut To Remember:

Before 2000, the Six Nations were Five Nations until Italy were admitted into the tournament. They were tasked with opening the 2000 Six Nations against defending champions Scotland in Rome.

Perhaps it was the home advantage, as to the surprise of many spectators, Italy pulled off an emphatic win against Scotland. The game ended 34-20 and became one of the greatest opening matches the Six Nations has seen to this date. Italy’s impressive win was all down

Photo: UEA Rugby to become the Patriots go-to-guy. Brady led the Patriots to 11 wins in the 14 remaining games to the season, securing a place in the playoffs. The Patriots went on to win their first two play-off games, as Brady led his side to the Super Bowl.

The Superbowl would be tied with 1:30 left to play in the game. With the commentators suggesting Brady should simply let the clock