Tom Brady knows the end is near

And we're all extremely upset and sad about it. I can barely see what I'm typing through the tears in my eyes. 

Realistically, the day Tom Brady decides to retire, I'm throwing a weekend-long party and you're all invited. I'm sick of his 'wahhhh my life is so hard, things never go my way' act. Also his utter dominance at his position is quite annoying to football fans everywhere and frankly, it needs to stop.

Brady said in an interview to Oprah Winfrey (like, what? Why is he just chatting it up with Oprah?), "I think I'm seeing there's definitely an end coming sooner, rather than later." First of all, Brady would be considered a senior citizen in football years if it weren't for his weird kale diet and his yahoo of a trainer.

“As long as I’m still loving it,” Brady said. “As long as I’m loving the training and the preparation and willing to make the commitment. But it’s also, I think what I alluded to a lot in the docu-series, there’s other things happening in my life, too. I do have kids that I love, and I don’t want to be a dad that’s not there, driving my kids to their games . . . my kids have brought a great perspective in my life. Kids just want the attention. You better be there. And be available to them.”

Uhhh ok. Don't let the door hit you on the way out (it would get a flag anyway).

buzz-worthy:

• New Oakland Raiders WR Martavis Bryant loves the weed too much I guess. The Raiders are aware that a suspension could be coming via the substance-abuse policy or whathaveyou. Bryant missed the entire 2016 season after repeated violations.
• San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo apparently struggled during minicamp last week. I have something that I've wanted to say re: him for a long time and I can't do it just yet (and it's not that he's completely and utterly a dreamboat, because that's a given). It's saved in my Twitter drafts section for mid-summer when the takes are cold and need to be warmed up. Garoppolo only completed 8 out of 20 passes, which is #bad, but the good news is, it's only minicamp.
• Baltimore Ravens LB Terrell Suggs isn't concerned about a new contract right now. At almost 36, Suggs isn't concerned about that or retirement. "There's something more important that's at stake right now," Suggs said via The Baltimore Sun. I have a PRETTY good idea what that something is, tbh.
• Even though first-round pick Josh Rosen has had a strong minicamp, the Arizona Cardinals are still (right now, anyway) handing the starting job to QB Sam Bradford. This is great for them, so they have someone who's already got it all down and is ready to go when Sam breaks both legs and dislocates his throwing elbow all in the final week of training camp.
• Dallas Cowboys DT David Irving is suspended again. Drink. He's  suspended this time for the first four games of the 2018 season according to the substance abuse policy. The same thing happened to him last season. It's a good thing he's learned his lesson.
• Jacksonville Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette gave a fantastic endorsement of rookie Washington Redskins RB Derrius Guice. "He's going to have a great year," Fournette said via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “He always had the talent when I was there at LSU. He’s a hard worker. He’s a great kid. Big things are going to come for Derrius this year.”​
• New Denver Broncos QB Case Keenum is embracing his new role as a starter -- and as a veteran mentor. While normally only seeing the field when someone gets hurt, Keenum is Denver's presumed starter for 2018 (nobody actually thinks Paxton Lynch is gonna be, right?).
• New York Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. isn't planning to hold out, but it doesn't look like he's close to a contract agreement either. 
• After receiving his Super Bowl ring with the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend, DB Corey Graham stated that he'd like to keep playing. After becoming a free agent in March, Graham said, "Oh yeah, I’ll play at some point if I’m feeling good, obviously I'll go out there. But when the time comes, we’ll sit down and talk and decide what we’re going to do.”
• New York Jets WR ​Terrelle Pryor had ankle surgery this offseason, but do not worry at all. He says he's healthy now. 

What I'm reading today:

• Todd Gurley discusses what he's working to improve heading into 2018 (Rams Wire)
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last word:

Happy 30th birthday, Jake Locker

— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) June 16, 2018