Tom Brady and Ex-Wife Gisele Bundchen ‘Talked’ Through 2nd Retirement Before His Announcement: She’s Been His ‘Rock’

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She’s still rooting for him! Tom Brady turned to ex-wife Gisele Bündchen when deciding if he should retire from the NFL for the second time, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.“Tom and Gisele are on cordial terms,” the insider says, noting that the former spouses “talked this through before he came to the final decision.”The supermodel, 42, has been “a real rock” throughout the process, the source adds.The five-time Super Bowl MVP, 45, is “so grateful to everyone in his life for the support they’ve shown,” the insider tells Us, pointing out that Brady’s February retirement video explicitly outlined what a “blessing” his career had been.“He couldn’t have achieved a fraction of his success without his family, friends and supporters,” the source says.Brady’s football journey began in 2000 when he was drafted by the New England Patriots.

He was the team’s starting quarterback for 20 years before he announced in March 2020 that he was leaving the organization. At the time, Bündchen remained by his side as he moved into a different football chapter.“Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of my husband and our family throughout all these years,” the Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life author, who shares son Benjamin, 13, and daughter Vivian, 10, with the NFL star, wrote via Instagram at the time. “We will miss you!” (Brady also shares son Jack, 15, with ex Bridget Moynahan.)The then-couple later relocated from Boston to Tampa Bay, Florida, in spring 2020 after Brady signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

When the professional athlete retired from the sport in February 2022, the Brazil native once again supported him.However, tension mounted between the pair when Brady