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“I Never Wanted to Be Taken Off”: Tom Brady Slams Players Seeking an Easy Way Out in NFL Preseason

CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 21: Tom Brady looks on as he exits the field prior to a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears on September 21, 2025 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Melissa…

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CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 21: Tom Brady looks on as he exits the field prior to a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears on September 21, 2025 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois..

CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 21: Tom Brady looks on as he exits the field prior to a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears on September 21, 2025 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire NFL, American Football Herren, USA SEP 21 Cowboys at Bears EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon250921005 ©IMAGO/Icon Sportswire
CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 21: Tom Brady looks on as he exits the field prior to a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears on September 21, 2025 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire NFL, American Football Herren, USA SEP 21 Cowboys at Bears EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon250921005 ©IMAGO/Icon Sportswire

Tom Brady has never been one to take the easy road. Now a seven-time Super Bowl champion, he is making clear he expects the same mindset from everyone else.

Brady posted a response on his Instagram Stories after a fan shared a clip of him playing in a 2010 Patriots preseason game, with five minutes left in the third quarter. His message was direct.

“Preseason… Regular season… I never wanted to be taken off the field. Practice makes perfect… Too many people looking for easy ways out these days. When you’re a football player, and it’s football season, your job is to play football,” Brady wrote.

Credit: Tom Brady/@tombrady via Instagram
Credit: Tom Brady/@tombrady via Instagram

Even though Brady is the modern GOAT, he was also the 199th pick of the 2000 NFL draft. He worked his way up to winning seven Super Bowls after being buried deep in the depth chart at one point. He had to make every snap count.

Tom Brady's approach to every snap, preseason or not, is part of what made him legendary. Subscribe for more interesting stories.

On August 26, 2010 (the game captured in the clip), Brady started against the Rams and stayed in until the first series of the fourth quarter. He finished 18-of-22 for 273 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, posting a 158.0 passer rating. One of those scores was a 65-yard touchdown to Moss in the third quarter, also shown in the clip.

Brady believes repetitions matter even when the game does not count toward the standings.

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