Gisele Bündchen Gushes Over Tom Brady in Heartfelt Retirement Tribute

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Gisele Bündchen is showing Tom Brady love after he announced his retirement.The 44-year-old quarterback announced on Tuesday that he was officially hanging up his football jersey after 22 years in the NFL.

His announcement came after recent reports and speculation that he was retiring. With many friends, fans and celebs paying tribute to the athlete, his wife shared one of the most heartfelt retirement tributes shortly after.«What a ride @tombrady!

So many memories! When I met you over 15 years ago, I didn’t know the first thing about football,» the supermodel began. «But cheering for you and seeing you do what you love most made me learn about this wonderful game to the point that I seriously believed I knew more than the referees!»Bündchen, who also shared a slideshow of photos of their family cheering Brady on, wrote how they would always have a «special champions playlist for every drive on our way to the game.» The model — who shares son Benjamin, 12, and daughter Vivian, 9, with the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and New England Patriot — added that as a family they always prayed for him, celebrated and supported him in every game. «Cheered every win and suffered with every loss.»A post shared by Gisele Bündchen (@gisele)She continued by expressing how proud she is of her husband «and of everything you have had to overcome physically and emotionally over the years.