Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen (Image via Getty Images)
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen were married in 2009 and built one of the NFL’s most closely watched power couples. So when Brady announced his retirement in 2022, his decision appeared to signal a new phase for their family. But his retirement lasted only 40 days. She said, ‘If you wanna do this, just put your 100%.’ …
“Because, if the wife wasn’t happy, it wasn’t gonna get done. Because it really wasn’t an easy decision.”, she played a huge part in me figuring this out. He soon reversed course and confirmed that he would return for another season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady said at the time that he wanted to devote more attention to his wife and children. “I think my wife played a huge part in this, me making this decision, period,” Donald said. Aaron Donald’s return to the NFL has unexpectedly reopened an old chapter in Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s relationship. As Donald credited his wife, Erica, for helping him make the difficult decision to return, NFL insider Clarence Hill Jr. drew a pointed comparison to Brady’s own comeback and the concerns that surrounded his marriage to Bündchen. That history resurfaced after Erica Donald joked about her husband’s own return to football. Her playful message suggested that she had given Aaron Donald the green light to leave home and resume his NFL career. We gotta make sure that the household was good. The kid was okay with it all, having them hard conversations, figuring things out. What I wanted to do, if I was gonna do it, how would we do it. “So, my wife was onboard.