Brady revealed to Howard Stern that he wasn’t holding up to his end of the bargain as a husband and that Bundchen threatened to divorce him. The two then entered marital counseling.
Brady said he still keeps a letter she wrote to him in his drawer, holding him to his priorities. He also revealed on his podcast how hard it is for Bundchen to see him take hits -- Brady's bloody lip during the Rams playoff game probably didn't help.
The reality is, Brady doesn’t need the NFL anymore to define him professionally -- he’s got a global health and wellness brand in TB12, a multiplatform production company called 199 Productions and now a Brady clothing brand that hopes to one day rival Jordan's.
But does the NFL need Brady? If last Sunday’s divisional games showed us anything, it’s that the
Cincinnati Bengals'
Joe Burrow,
Kansas City Chiefs'
Patrick Mahomes and
Buffalo Bills'
Josh Allen are more than ready to carry the torch at quarterback. The
Los Angeles Chargers'
Justin Herbert may get there, too.