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Did Tom Brady just announce he’s retiring?

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Tom Brady says it makes him 'cringe' when people call him the 'G.O.A.T'
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ABC News' associate social media producer, Zoe Moore.
ByZoe Moore
April 01, 2019, 6:26 PM

Tom Brady is retiring … April fools!

The New England Patriots quarterback gave fans everywhere a scare Monday when he posted his first tweet and announced, “I’m retiring.”

Brady’s tweet received thousands of comments including one from Julian Edelman and the team itself.

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