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Gisele Bundchen wants Tom Brady to retire. His response? ‘Too bad, babe, I’m having too much fun’

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady kisses his wife, Gisele Bundchen, while holding daughter Vivian Lake Brady after Super Bowl LI.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady kisses his wife, Gisele Bundchen, while holding daughter Vivian Lake Brady after Super Bowl LI.

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Tom Brady’s wife wants him to retire from the NFL.

Gisele Bundchen has told her husband so multiple times since he led the New England Patriots to a dramatic victory over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI at 39 ½ years old.

But don’t worry, Patriots fans. Your quarterback shot that idea down every time.

“If it was up to my wife, she would have me retire today,” Brady related to Jim Miller on his Sirius XM show Monday. “She told me that last night three times. And I said, ‘Too bad, babe, I’m having too much fun right now.’

On Sunday night, the Patriots trailed Atlanta by 25 points midway through the third quarter but launched the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to claim a 34-28 victory in overtime.

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Old Man Brady finished with 466 yards while completing 43 of 62 passes — all Super Bowl records — with two touchdowns and one interception.

Yep, all that sounds like a lot of fun. But it also wouldn’t be a bad way to end a legendary NFL career either.

After all, Brady is the only quarterback to ever win five Super Bowls and the only player to be named the game’s MVP four times. He’s also appeared in more Super Bowls and thrown and completed more passes for more yards and more touchdowns in the big game than anyone ever.

But with the way Brady is feeling and playing right now, he just might add to those Super Bowl records before he’s done.

“You know, I feel like I can still do it,” he said. “If you love what you do and you’re capable of doing it, then I might be so bored if I wasn’t going out there knowing that I could still do it. So I’m going to work hard to be ready to go, and I still plan on playing for a long time.”

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charles.schilken@latimes.com

Twitter: @chewkiii

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