Longtime New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has announced on social media that he will not be returning to the team this season.

From the official Tom Brady Twitter account:

<p>Longtime New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has announced on social media that he will not be returning to the team this season.</p><p>From the official Tom Brady Twitter account:</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FOREVER A PATRIOT <a href="https://t.co/QSBOJBs4uy">pic.twitter.com/QSBOJBs4uy</a></p>&mdash; Tom Brady (@TomBrady) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomBrady/status/1239895289424642050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Brady leaving the Patriots