'I'm not opposed to it': Tom Brady says he isn't against coming out of retirement for a Michael Jordan-style comeback



NFL legend Tom Brady gave fans hope for another stint in the league when he said he wasn't opposed to a comeback.

The soon-to-be 47-year-old was still playing at age 45 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when he retired in 2022.

Seemingly still able to perform at a high level, Brady was rumored to be joining the Las Vegas Raiders to help promote the new team under the neon lights, but he chose to retire to spend time with his family. Following the 2021-2022 season, Brady got divorced from model wife Gisele Bundchen, which of course fueled rumors that he could return.

Brady talked about a possible comeback in the NFL during a short segment of a podcast — surprisingly, while he got his hair cut.

The unique interview format of "DeepCut with VicBlends" had the quarterback talking golf, fatherhood, and retirement with the host. Toward the end, the hairstylist brought up a hypothetical scenario to ask Brady if he would consider coming out of retirement.

"We get it, you're 100% retired," the host prefaced.

"Yes," Brady replied.

"Let's say one day there's a situation, right? Maybe it's a [San Francisco] 49ers, maybe, you know, heading to the playoffs. Offense is great ..." the host described.

"Patriots, could be Raiders, could be ... never know," Brady interrupted.

"God forbid somebody goes down," the host continued. "Would you pick up that phone?"

"I'm not opposed to it," Brady shockingly responded. "I don't know if they're going to let me if I become an owner of an NFL team. I don't know, I'm always going to be in good shape, always be able to throw the ball, so to come in for a little bit like MJ coming back? I don't know if they'd let me, but I wouldn't be opposed to it," Brady concluded.

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Seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady has long been rumored to be looking to buy a stake in an NFL team, most recently the aforementioned Las Vegas Raiders.

According to Sporting News, Brady agreed to terms with Raiders owner Mark Davis to buy a minority share in the team in 2023. However, in order to become an owner in the NFL, there is an approval process that involves league officials and other owners.

"We go through a very thorough process. ... We're just going through our process. We've been in touch with their side. I think it's been making progress," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said of Brady's deal.

Brady would need a reported 24 supporting votes from NFL owners to be allowed to take up ownership in the league.

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'You guys are f***ed up!' Former NYC firefighter who says his 20-year career ended after his vaccine religious exemption was denied absolutely shreds city council



A former New York City firefighter captain — who said his 20-year career ended after his religious exemption from the city's vaccine mandate was denied — absolutely shredded city council last Friday in a blistering address.

What did he say?

“I went from being essential to being disposable from the mandates," Brendan Fogarty began as he sat calmly — at first — in front of a microphone.

“My religious exemption was denied,” he added, noting that he then "received those threats of termination" since the mandate requires city employees to be vaccinated in order to keep their jobs.

With that, Fogarty said he retired — but clearly not willingly, as he told the council that he'd "love to go back to my job."

At another point in his address, he began to get angry.

“I gave my best years to this city! Twenty years from [age] 21 to 41, and then they take it away at the peak of my earning career! I made it to captain; I went through that process! You should be ashamed of yourselves!” Fogarty told the council.

He added, "I was allowed to work in this city, but I wasn't allowed to eat in a restaurant in this city! I was allowed to work through the pandemic, but I wasn’t allowed to eat in a restaurant! I could wear the uniform, go to a burning building, but not eat here! What’s wrong with you people?”

With that, he got up and concluded his address with a blistering kiss-off: "Trust the science! You guys are f***ed up!”

Lawsuit

Fox News' Tucker Carlson featured video of Fogarty's speech on his Thursday program and interviewed his attorney, Barry Black, as Fogarty is suing the city.

"It's indefensible, and it's entirely unconstitutional," Black told Carlson of the city's vaccine mandate.

Black added that his firm is representing firefighters, police officers, sanitation workers, teachers, parks department workers, and even private-sector employees, "all of whom are subject to a New York City vaccine mandate, so if you are terminated because you object on religious grounds, you are out of luck."

What's more, the attorney pointed out that the city has "discretionarily" granted exemptions to "artists, athletes, entertainers — and yes, that includes adult entertainers. So you have strippers scot-free exempt of vaccine mandates, but priests, pastors, and rabbis, they have to get vaccinated. It's the First Amendment turned upside-down on its head."

Here's the interview:

Tucker Carlson Tonight 9/15/22 Full show September 15, 2022 Fox News Breaking News (no ads)youtu.be

Anything else?

Mayor Eric Adams exempted athletes and performers from the vaccine mandate in March following intense pressure — but most notably over NBA star Kyrie Irving being barred from playing in Brooklyn Nets home games yet being allowed to enter the Nets' arena as a spectator and sit courtside.

“Being healthy is not just about being physically healthy, but being economically healthy,” Adams said, the New York Post reported at the time. Adams also said the exemption was needed because New York City — heavily reliant on the tourism — "has to function," the paper added.

The city's vaccine mandate resulted in more than 1,400 employees getting fired, and Adams said at the time he wasn't planning on rehiring them, the Post reported.

124 retired generals and admirals say US in 'deep peril' under Biden, warn of his 'mental' condition



More than 120 retired generals and admirals have signed a letter saying that the U.S. is in "deep peril" under the leadership of President Joe Biden, specifically warning that the mental condition of the nation's oldest commander in chief "cannot be ignored."

What are the details?

The letter was released by Flag Officers 4 America, and was signed by 124 retired "military officers entitled to carry a flag indicating their rank," The Daily Caller noted.

It begins, "Our Nation is in deep peril. We are in a fight for our survival as a Constitutional Republic like no other time since our founding in 1776. The conflict is between supporters of Socialism and Marxism vs. supporters of Constitutional freedom and liberty."

The retired military leaders went on to say that "without fair and honest elections that accurately reflect the 'will of the people' our Constitutional Republic is lost," saying that "aside from the election, the Current Administration has launched a full-blown assault on our Constitutional rights in a dictatorial manner, bypassing the Congress, with more than 50 Executive Orders quickly signed."

At the end of a long list of bullet points citing "additional national security issues and actions," Flag Officers 4 America wrote:

"The mental and physical condition of the Commander in Chief cannot be ignored. He must be able to quickly make accurate national security decisions involving life and limb anywhere, day or night. Recent Democrat leadership's inquiries about nuclear code procedures sends a dangerous national security signal to nuclear armed adversaries, raising the question about who is in charge. We must always have an unquestionable chain of command."

The officials ended the letter with a call for action, urging "all citizens to get involved now at the local, state and/or national level to elect political representatives who will act to Save America, our Constitutional Republic, and hold those currently in office accountable," concluding, "The 'will of the people' must be heard and followed."

Biden, 78, is the oldest American president to ever be elected, and he faced questions from opponents during both the Democratic primary and the general election over his mental fitness for office.

A White House spokesperson told People magazine on Wednesday that Biden "is planning to have a checkup later this year, and the results will be made public."

The outlet noted that White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters last week that the administration "will be transparent" to reporters about the results of Biden's first physical when it happens.

People further reported that "Biden similarly promised during the 2020 campaign to be 'totally transparent in terms of my health.'"

Portland cop charged for driving into alleged looter who ran from shop during riot — and alleged looter's charges are dropped



A now-retired Portland police officer is accused of driving into an alleged looter who ran from a shop during a riot this summer — and while the former officer has been indicted, the alleged looter's charges have been dropped, the Oregonian reported.

What are the details?

A Multnomah County grand jury charged Scott Groshong with official misconduct, third-degree assault, and failure to perform the duties of a driver, the paper said, citing a source familiar with the investigation who's not authorized to speak about it.

Groshong — who retired in August after a 27-year career — was working undercover surveillance and driving an unmarked van during a mid-June protest, the Oregonian said.

Here's video of incident:

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Daryl Turner, president of the Portland Police Association, condemned Groshong's prosecution and suggested politics is playing a role in the case, the paper added.

The Oregonian noted that while the indictment hasn't been filed in court, the police union and the manager of the Portland Skate and Snowboard shop said the incident occurred June 15 just before midnight.

More from the paper:

Groshong and Portland police Sgt. Chris Kenagy were doing surveillance in the area of Northwest Ninth Avenue and Davis Street and heard glass breaking, according to court records from arrests made that night. Groshong drove up to the skate shop and recorded one man reaching in and taking two skateboards and another snagging a third board before running off, the records indicate.

A short time later, another man walked up to the store, stole a helmet and darted across the street, said shop manager Kevin Nimick.

A video by an area resident caught an unmarked black van racing east on Davis Street up to the alleged helmet thief, who was running across the street near 9th Avenue, and shows the van strike him near the intersection, knocking him off his feet and onto the sidewalk. [...]

The driver's side door of the black van opened but no one appears to have stepped out of the vehicle, and the man who had been struck ran off, according to the video.

The alleged looter — who appears to drop the stolen helmet and leave it behind before running away — was arrested a few blocks away, the Oregonian said.

But his burglary and criminal mischief charges were later dismissed, the paper said, and he actually accused Groshong later on of driving into him and then driving away.

According to Turner, Groshong said that allegation is false, and the alleged looter ran in front of the vehicle of an independent witness near the scene and didn't show any sign of injury, the Oregonian noted.

"Instead of the suspect facing consequences for looting, this veteran police officer finds himself the target of misplaced criminal charges," Turner said in his statement, according to the paper. "Incredibly, this suspect now claims the police knowingly hit him with the undercover surveillance van when the officer drove towards him to document his criminal acts. That claim is false, self-serving, and runs completely counter to the independent eyewitness who observed the suspect running away from the scene of his crime."

Also, Turner said the grand jury didn't hear from the independent witness when the case was presented by an outside prosecutor, the Oregonian noted.

"There is no justice when politics are injected into the criminal justice system," he noted in his statement, according to the paper, adding that "once the full picture is revealed, we are confident that justice will prevail and the officer will be exonerated of all charges. We stand by our officer, truth, and justice."

Kenagy, who was riding with Groshong, has not been charged, the paper said, adding that Groshong's lawyer did not return a call for comment Wednesday night.