The Facts: Multiple sources close to Brady tell NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, all options are on the table for Brady, who at age 45 feels good enough to keep playing and once again has the Buccaneers in playoff position entering today's game against the 49ers.

Diehards Line: Brady -- who grew up a 49ers fan in San Mateo, Calif. on the San Francisco Peninsula -- announced his retirement last February before reversing course 40 days later and returning for a third season with the Bucs after 20 years (and six Super Bowl wins) with the Patriots. The plan heading into the 2022 season had been to walk away at age 45, as Brady always imagined. But those who know him well wonder if he's more open now than he was in early September. After a trying year that took a toll on him personally, including a highly publicized divorce from his wife of 13 years, Gisele Bundchen, Brady has seemed more like himself in recent weeks. Brady is set to become a free agent for the second time in his career in March. Whatever decision Brady makes figures to come prior to the start of free agency in mid-March. For now, his focus remains where it normally is: winning an eighth Super Bowl ring.