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Hello and welcome.

It's our number four, hour four of our radio program.

It's been about a week, and Tom Brady has spoken for the first time since he announced his retirement and a retirement announcement that was upstaged by Brian Flores and his lawsuit.

So what vibe did we get from Tom Brady's comments on retirement?

He also waffled about a comeback.

We will discuss that and much more right now in hour number four.

Here it is.

So you're saying there's a chance.

Welcome in the beginning of another hour of the Ben Mather's show.

We are together in the air everywhere as we hang in the broom closet, coast to coast, border to border and beyond on the vast.

And planetarily powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from diarrhea.

As in verbal diarrhea, we've had this condition all night long hanging out here to the morning hours of the Fox Sports Radio Studios at a secret location somewhere in the North Woods.

And our lead this hour comes from Bradyville.

If you thought that sports radio conversation would end about Tom Brady because he announced his retirement last week. You are wrong.

We realize it has been less than a full week.

I believe today is the anniversary of the decision to announce the retirement from pro football by Tom Brady for the first time he has spoken.

Audio tape, videotape, the whole thing here about his decision.

Now, if you have not heard the wisdom of Tom Brady, maybe not.

Brady's spilling his guts to only one person, his BFF, his bestie Jim Gray,

on the fledgling Brady podcast.

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