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Tom Brady, Aggravatingly Unbeatable Void, Calls It a Day

GOODBYE

The Patriots and Bucs QB has retired after 22 seasons and a record seven Super Bowl wins. His NFL reign was “an aggravating, tiring, regressive nightmare,” writes Corbin Smith.

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Let’s pose three questions designed to determine the “greatness” of a given Hall of Fame-caliber player:

  1. How much did they accomplish?
  2. How good at their sport were they?
  3. How did they make people feel?

If you’re just asking the first question, the answer is pretty damn clear: Tom Brady, who announced his retirement Tuesday...

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