TOM BRADY AND GOAT KISHKES

Tom Brady announced his retirement today, at the age of 44, after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday in the NFL playoffs. I wrote this piece as part of my longer Friday column on Patreon (patreon.com/mikecarlsonfmte) but given Brady’s announcement, I thought it would stand alone nicely if shared here.

There was an small avalanche of schadenfreude on the net when the Bucs’ defense allowed the Rams to drive downfield in the game’s final minute for the game-winning field goal which ruined a 27 point comeback by Tampa. Not to have done that would have…