Tom Brady Unretires: The Dynasty Fantasy Football Impact
Just when we thought it was safe to fill out our NCAA brackets and relax in anticipation of the free agency frenzy, Tom Brady decided to upstage Russell Wilson (who upstaged Aaron Rodgers) and become the talk of the town at quarterback again. The veteran quarterback has decided to have his first shot at retirement last exactly 40 days and return to Tampa Bay for his 23rd season. The retirement reversal has some pretty serious ramifications in dynasty leagues. Let's take a look at the players involved.
Tom Brady, QB TB
What else can you really say about Tampa Tom? He's done pretty well for a "system quarterback," throwing for 84,520 yards, 624 touchdowns and just 203 interceptions in his 22 years in the league. His quarterback rating average for his career is close to 100 and he's thrown for 83 touchdowns in his first two seasons in Tampa Bay. In short, Brady is a QB1 in any season he plays and this next one should be no different. There are certain players contending dynasty league managers should target and Brady is a classic example of a player nearly guaranteed to give you elite QB1 numbers at a reasonable price based on his age alone. The beat goes on for Brady and it feels like this isn't going to be a one-year thing. It's quite possible he ends up throwing for over 100,000 yards in his career. One. Hundred. Thousand. Expect his ADP and ranking to move back up after his 40 days of fun.
On another note, this is yet another time where having a rule about fantasy managers retaining right of first refusal if a player they had retires, then comes back. It's a solid rule to have in place for these kinds of situations so teams aren't penalized when a player changes his mind.
Ke'Shawn Vaughn, RB TB
