By Mark Gaughan
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady turned 35 years old on Friday and used the occasion to reaffirm his intention to play football for a lot longer.
That's the bad news for fans of the Buffalo Bills and the rest of the AFC East. The good news: He's one day closer to age 36. No athlete ever has gone undefeated against Father TIme, although Brady is doing a fine job of holding him off.
“I want to play a long time,” Brady told reporters at Pats camp. “I think the reality is we’re focused on this year and there’s no season other than this season that I’m worried about. We’ve got our work cut out for us — it will be a huge challenge.”
It was pointed out to Brady that Vinny Testaverde played behind him at age 42 in 2006, and Doug Flutie played behind him at age 43 in 2005.
"I'm a long ways from 42," Brady said. "Hopefully, I'm still talking to you guys when I'm 42."
Bills fans can only hope the big guy with the long white beard and the hourglass sand clock in his hand makes his presence felt before Brady turns 42 ... in 2019.
