Tom Brady Says Family and Football Are the 'Most Important' Things to Him After Return to the NFL

Tom Brady.Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Tom Bradyis opening up about his priorities. “I hope that’s not the only place I find it because that’s a brutal way to go after a long period of time, to have that. But there is a simplicity to life when you’re in football season because there’s a rhythm to it,” he said, noting the one-game-a-week schedule. He went on to discuss other things that bring him “peace,” like his family.

Tom Brady Says He Had to Address His Mental Health to 'Be Good for People Around Me'

Tom Brady.Photo: Jonathan Bachman/AP/ShutterstockDuring on recent episode of his podcast,Tom Bradyopened up about how his mental wellbeing is something he’s “continued to work at.“While speaking to Jim Gray on theirLet’s Go!SiriusXM show Monday, the 45-year-old quarterback highlighted World Mental Health Day and talked about the pressures he and others deal with.“Everyone has different situations, you know, in their life and children and, you know, you worry about their mental health. You worry about your parents [and] obviously yourself,” Brady said on this week’s episode.

Tom Brady Says He's 'Screwed Up a Lot as a Parent': 'Probably the Hardest Job All of Us Have'

Tom Brady with his kids Vivian, Benjamin and Jack.Photo:Maddie Meyer/Getty Maddie Meyer/Getty Tom Bradyis getting honest about parenting.During an appearance at the Fortune Global Forum in New York City on Tuesday, Nov. 12, theNFL legend, 47, spoke about being a father tohis three kids;John “Jack” Edward Thomas, 17, whom he shares with his exBridget Moynahan, andBenjamin Rein, 14, and Vivian Lake, 11,whom he shares with ex-wifeGisele Bündchen.“Being a parent is probably the hardest job all of us have,” Brady said, per a clip sharedon X(formerly known as Twitter).

Tom Brady Was ‘Bawling His Eyes Out’ While Addressing Patriots About ‘Deflategate’ Scandal, Teammate Says

Tom Brady.Photo:Adam Glanzman/Getty Adam Glanzman/Getty Tom Bradywas so upset over theNew England Patriots’ 2014 “Deflategate” scandalthat he began “bawling his eyes out” while addressing the entire locker room, according to a former teammate. Brady, 46, denied wrongdoing throughout the NFL controversy and even tried to appeal a four-game suspension the league handed down to him, after they determined he and the Patriots used underinflated footballs to help them win games.The seven-time Super Bowl champion’s suspension was upheld, however, forcing him to sit out the first four games of the 2016 season without pay.

Tom Brady's Return to NFL 'Put a Strain' on Marriage with Gisele Bündchen: She 'Believes Enough Is Enough'

Gisele Bündchenis “frustrated” with husbandTom Brady’s decision to unretire, multiple sources tell PEOPLE. The42-year-old supermodel"has been spending time away from" the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, who initially retired from the NFL in February before announcing his return for the 2022-23 season less than two months later. “Going back to Tampa after the retirement put a strain on the personal side of his life,” the source says. “Gisele is frustrated and sick of his career coming before their family, who has always supported him.