Tom Brady opens on the patriot drama, the absence of counter-season in Tom Vs. Epilogue time Patriots of New England

The latest installment of "Tom vs. "Time" was dropped on Wednesday, giving New England Patriots a glimpse of Tom Brady's spirit in the months following the LII Super Bowl.

In an interview recorded in August, the 41-year-old quarterback mentioned his decision to skip the volunteer portion of the Patriots off-season program in order to spend more time with his wife and three young children.

"When I look at probably the last six months, this is the first time I've taken a break from what I've done and what has been cyclical and monotonous," said Brady. "But I think I needed something different this year and my family needed something different. I have to be able to spend enough time with them because I want to, because you have to see them grow, you have to see them grow, you have to be there for them.

"And I think that in general, kids want to know that you care about them and that they need your time and your energy. And if they will not get it from August to January, they will have to get it from February to July, otherwise I will not do my job as a parent. And I think I will never regret being available to them in a way that has never been.

Brady also mentioned the many reports of friction within the Patriots organization, saying he did not care about outside criticism.

"If I'm going to do something at this point, it will be because I like it," he said. "In recent years, many football games have not been enjoyable. Part of my approach, and I think every time you're together with people for a long time, relationships come together and I think people are just trying to write and talk. They wanted to talk about a lot of dramas, and I'm sure a lot of teams have things like that, but ours is just tenth.

"You learn how to handle that better. I just do not give anything explosive anymore. I think a lot to keep things in perspective, as if nothing was more important to me. And maybe I care about some things that really matter, like my family, like people's health, like life and death. But worry about everything people say or think or feel, I do not really care anymore. "

Brady, who entered the NFL in 2000, concluded the episode by saying he still hoped to play five seasons, although he admitted it would be a difficult task.

"I think it will be very difficult to do," he said. "But I think I can do it. Once you stop, you're done, and I think I'm not ready to say I did it because I do not feel like me.

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