Tom Brady poses in underwear in wild start to retirement

NFL legend Tom Brady caught fans off-guard when he stripped down to his delicates in a wild start to his life in retirement.

Tom Brady gives fans the photo nobody was asking for. Photo: Instagram, Getty.

Tom Brady is really making the most of his newfound time off.

Taking to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, less than a week after announcing his NFL retirement, the seven-time Super Bowl champion stripped down to his undies following a previous wager.

“Deals a deal @bradybrand,” Brady captioned the post, calling out his men’s apparel line.

“Did I do it right? @edelman11 @gronk,” the 45-year-old asked his former teammates turned pals, Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski.

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Back in June, Brady — who called it a career “for good” following 23 seasons in the league — said he’d recreate promotional photos from a Brady brand marketing campaign that highlighted the line’s underwear collection if a certain social media milestone was reached.

“40k likes and I’ll recreate these photos,” Brady tweeted at the time.

Tom Brady gives fans the photo nobody was asking for. Photo: Instagram, Getty.

Although much has happened between now and then, the Twitter account for the Brady Brand kindly reminded the former Buccaneers and Patriots quarterback about his wager on Monday morning, The New York Post reports.

“Hey @TomBrady we haven’t forgotten about this,” the message read.

Brady’s social media posts have gotten extra attention in recent days following his retirement announcement, with his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, joining those celebrating the quarterback’s prolific career.

“Wishing you only wonderful things in this new chapter of your life,” the 42-year-old supermodel wrote to Brady on Instagram last Wednesday.

Tom Brady detailed how the wager began in an Instagram Story posted on February 6, 2023.

Tom Brady has some time t kill. Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images.

The couple finalised their divorce in October after 13 years of marriage. They share son Benjamin, 13, and daughter Vivian, 10. Brady also co-parents son Jack, 15, with his ex, Bridget Moynahan.

It is a wild start to his retirement life and came on the same day he revealed he intends to take a year off from work before taking up one of the richest deals every signed in American sports media.

Brady said he will be waiting to enter Fox Sports’ top NFL broadcast booth until the fall of 2024 after agreeing to a 10-year, $US375 million ($A545m) contract with Fox last year.

— This story originally appeared on nypost.com and has been republished with permission