I hope he retires. What is he actually still playing for? Rings? Fame? Records? Money? He seems like he is a real life Rickey Jarret. Doesn’t want to stay at home with the wifey? The only possible answer is he trying to outlast Drew. That’s it, nothing more.
I personally think it’s arrogance. He’s been told for so long that he’s the goat and he thinks he can get it done without Belichick and Robert Kraft. To be honest I think Belichick thinks the same and wants to get it done without Brady.