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Friday 4 February 2022

Analysis: No Tom Brady, NFL in good hands with young QBs

By ROB MAADDI impressed by how he's kin-
AP Pro Football Writer da come into the league,
Tom Brady spent time chat- went to Cincinnati — which
ting with Joe Burrow in his has been a tough place
last interview before an- to play over the years —
nouncing his retirement. and two years into his ca-
Consider it passing the reer, after a really tough
torch. injury last year, showed a
Saying there will never be lot of mental and physical
another Brady is no exag- toughness coming back
geration. He won seven and having an incredible
Super Bowls, owns nearly season," Brady said.
every passing record, and "I always love watching
set an unparalleled level of quarterbacks, certainly
excellence for more than young quarterbacks, be-
two decades before walk- cause I feel like there's cer-
ing away still at the top of tain ways to play the game
his game at age 44. and to play the game at a
But despite losing the quar- high level requires a huge
terback widely considered commitment. And I think
the greatest of all time, the Joe, even when I saw him
NFL has plenty of young at LSU, he makes that com-
stars ready to fill the void. mitment. It's a great thing
Burrow gets the first crack for me to see as someone
at winning the first post- who has played this game
Brady Super Bowl when he New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the for a long time. Really hap-
leads the Cincinnati Ben- NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Glen- py for Joe and his team."
gals against the Los Ange- dale, Ariz. The Patriots won 28-24. Burrow, the No. 1 overall
les Rams next week. Associated Press pick in 2020, made a re-
The ultra-cool, super con- markable comeback from
fident, 25-year-old Burrow guy yet, but I'm going to have," Burrow said. shot to repeat. He was effu- ACL surgery during his
joined Brady on his SiriusXM work really hard to try, and Brady, who led the Tampa sive in his praise of Burrow. rookie season to lead the
podcast Monday night. I think we're off to a great Bay Buccaneers to a Super "I think Joe has some tools Bengals to an AFC North
"I don't know if I can be in start and I'm really excited Bowl title last season, fell that I didn't quite have title and first Super Bowl ap-
the conversation with this about the opportunity we two wins short of getting a when I was his age, so super pearance in 33 years. q

Federer, Nadal plan to play Laver Cup in London in September

LONDON (AP) — Roger Fe- pany founded the compe- peted since undergoing
derer and Rafael Nadal tition. surgery on his right knee for
both say they will play in Federer said Nadal mes- the third time in 1 1/2 years
the next edition of the La- saged him last year sug- not long after losing in the
ver Cup. gesting they play doubles Wimbledon quarterfinals
Federer, who has been together again in the Laver on July 7. In November, he
sidelined since July be- Cup. They teamed up to said he did not expect to
cause of an injured knee, win a doubles match dur- be able to play at the All
and Nadal, fresh off earn- ing the first Laver Cup in England Club this year and
ing his men's-record 21st 2017. it is still uncertain when —
Grand Slam title at the "If we're able to possibly or, truly, if — he will return to
Australian Open, said in a share the court one more Grand Slam action.
statement Thursday they time as a doubles pairing, Nadal, Federer and Novak
will represent Team Europe then this would be a truly Djokovic all were tied at 20
in London on Sept. 23-25. special experience for us major championships until
"I'm really looking forward both at this stage in our ca- Sunday, That's when Nadal
Rafael Nadal of Spain embraces the Norman Brookes Chal- to getting back into com- reers," Nadal said. moved ahead by coming
lenge Cup after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the petition later this year and This will be the fifth Laver back after dropping the
men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships Laver Cup is very much part Cup. Neither Federer nor opening two sets to beat
in Melbourne, Australia, early Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. of my plan," said Federer, Nadal took part in 2021. Daniil Medvedev in the fi-
Associated Press whose management com- Federer, 40, has not com- nal at Melbourne Park.q