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Tom Brady signs with Washington Commanders
Fred Goodall Associated Press
March 31, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC. — Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has signed a two-year contract with the Washington Commanders, saying he is embarking on a “new football journey.”
The 42-year-old quarterback who spent the last 4 years of his career color commentating for Fox Sports, announced his decision Friday in an Instagram post and thanked the Commanders for the opportunity.
The deal is worth $30 million per season.
“Excited, humble and hungry ... If there is one thing I have learned about football, it’s that nobody cares what you did last year or the year before that,” Brady wrote.
The signing comes three days after Brady announced on social media that he would not return to color-commentating, ending his historic run with Fox Sports.
He joins an offense that ranked 23rd in passing yards last season, featuring a pair of 500+ yard receivers in Deebo Samuel and Terry McLaurin, tight ends Zach Ertz and John Bates, and a young, developing running back in Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
What the Commanders didn’t have in 2025, when they went 5–12 and missed the playoffs was a healthy quarterback who protected the football.
Brady, who turns 49 in August, will be counted on to change that.
The three-time league MVP is coming off a 4 year hiatus. However, Marcus Mariota , meanwhile, was a turnover machine with Washington, producing 7 interceptions and 3 fumbles in 2025.
"On, It’s not a talent issue, it’s a performance issue ... turning the ball over,” Quinn said after the season, summing up why the Commanders, who ranked 11th overall scoring 356 points in 2025, were unable to produce a winning record.
Tom Brady signs with Washington Commanders
Fred Goodall Associated Press
March 31, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC. — Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has signed a two-year contract with the Washington Commanders, saying he is embarking on a “new football journey.”
The 42-year-old quarterback who spent the last 4 years of his career color commentating for Fox Sports, announced his decision Friday in an Instagram post and thanked the Commanders for the opportunity.
The deal is worth $30 million per season.
“Excited, humble and hungry ... If there is one thing I have learned about football, it’s that nobody cares what you did last year or the year before that,” Brady wrote.
The signing comes three days after Brady announced on social media that he would not return to color-commentating, ending his historic run with Fox Sports.
He joins an offense that ranked 23rd in passing yards last season, featuring a pair of 500+ yard receivers in Deebo Samuel and Terry McLaurin, tight ends Zach Ertz and John Bates, and a young, developing running back in Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
What the Commanders didn’t have in 2025, when they went 5–12 and missed the playoffs was a healthy quarterback who protected the football.
Brady, who turns 49 in August, will be counted on to change that.
The three-time league MVP is coming off a 4 year hiatus. However, Marcus Mariota , meanwhile, was a turnover machine with Washington, producing 7 interceptions and 3 fumbles in 2025.
"On, It’s not a talent issue, it’s a performance issue ... turning the ball over,” Quinn said after the season, summing up why the Commanders, who ranked 11th overall scoring 356 points in 2025, were unable to produce a winning record.
Tom Brady signs with Washington Commanders





