Twitter reacts to Tom Brady signing extension with Buccaneers

Champa Bay is keeping their champ around

By Shanna McCarriston

Mar 12, 2021 at 1:02 pm ET • 1 min read

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If you were expecting quarterback Tom Brady to leave the game of football any time soon, you are mistaken. The 43-year-old signed an extension with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that locks him in with the team through 2022. He will be 45 during that final season.

Last season, Brady helped lead the Bucs to a Super Bowl victory, giving the veteran his seventh ring. Immediately after the confetti dropped, Brady and his coaches and front office were already talking about winning more rings, and this extension shows they are serious about that.

Brady spent 20 years with the New England Patriots before making the move to Tampa. Many believed he'd find a way to succeed there, but as an aging quarterback with a new offense and a team that hasn't seen a Super Bowl in a while, a lot of people were surprised he went all the way in his first year there.

When the news of the extension was reported, fans and players were quick to react. Here are some of the best reactions:

Brady's favorite contract extension? The next one.

In pursuit of 8...LFG @Buccaneers we’re keeping the band together pic.twitter.com/49zUwS5l3D
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) March 12, 2021

The Bucs are excited.

lfg 🙌 pic.twitter.com/8zwkmK116w
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) March 12, 2021

The "Old Fella" is staying in Tampa for a bit longer.

Let’s keep working Old Fella 👴#LFG https://t.co/VCmBEIPTmD
— DEVIN WHITE (@DevinWhite__40) March 12, 2021

OOP.

Brady wins the Super Bowl and doesn't ask for a raise. Russ gets run out of the playoffs by Wolford/Goff and wants to run the Seahawks draft. https://t.co/GrTdzPYw6B
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) March 12, 2021

Brady has said in the past he wanted to play until he was 45.

Brady in 4 years: pic.twitter.com/hYDkUJojpO
— Alex🇵🇭 (@SlayBater3) March 12, 2021

A live look at Brady's future.

Tom Brady playing still playing in 20 years pic.twitter.com/QvSxNJbsRA
— Conan O’Brien’s illegitimate son (@pleasesueme) March 12, 2021

We could see Brady get his eighth ring.

The Brady bunch isn't going anywhere. The NFL Ring King just agreed to a contract extension with Tampa.

Will @TomBrady win his 8th Super Bowl with the @Buccaneers? pic.twitter.com/5Rp78IPT9j
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) March 12, 2021

How many more years do we think Brady will play? Two? Four? More?