It’ll be hard for Tom Brady to retire from the NFL after his ad for Hulu aired during the first quarter of Super Bowl LIV on Sunday.
In a black-and-white commercial that Brady teased earlier in the week by posting a still frame on social media, the star New England Patriots quarterback appears ready to announce his retirement, walking pensively in an empty stadium.
“They say all good things must come to an end, that the best just know when to walk away,” Brady, 42, says to open the ad.
The future Hall of Famer says his fans “deserve to hear this from me,” before delivering the punch line: “Hulu doesn’t have just live sports.”
The rest of the script is a run-of-the-mill commercial for the streaming platform, but the ad’s kicker can be interpreted as Brady assuring fans he’ll be back for a 21st NFL season.
“So it’s time to say goodbye to TV as you know it,” Brady says. “But me? I’m not going anywhere.”
Tom Brady isn’t retiring. And Hulu paid him to get us all. We got played.
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) February 3, 2020
Well done, TB12. pic.twitter.com/PEHdor8tou
• Adam Zielonka can be reached at azielonka@washingtontimes.com.
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