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NFL: New England quarterback Tom Brady not ready to call time on playing career

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01:  Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots talks to the media after winning Super Bowl XLIX 28-24 against the Seattle Seahawks
Image: Tom Brady: The 37-year-old says he has a 'lot of football left' in him

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady might be 37 but he isn't ready to talk about his legacy just yet, and says he still has a lot to give to the game.

Brady was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, helping lead the Patriots to a dramatic 28-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Arizona.

His current contract runs until the end of the 2017 season, at which time the quarterback will be 40 years old.

"I've got a lot of football left," Brady said. "It's hard to play this game and it takes a big commitment, a lot of sacrifice.

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Tom Brady threw four touchdowns in a 28-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks

"For all the players that have played in the past and I've looked up to and admired and lot of the players now who I look up to admire – it's a big challenge and it's incredible to experience this feeling once and I’ve been fortunate to play on four really great teams, so I’m really blessed.”

Regardless of when Brady chooses to hang up his cleats, he has already made his mark on the record books. 

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His figures from this year's Super Bowl victory - 50 passes with a record 37 completions and four touchdown passes - earned him his third Super Bowl MVP award and his fourth Super Bowl championship, equalling the mark set by Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw. 

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Brady's high-flying career - of which all 15 years has been at New England - had inauspicious beginings, with the quarterback selected as the 199th pick in the 2000 draft.

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