Patriots’ Tom Brady says he has more to prove in Instagram post

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New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) screams as he enters the stadium. (Lynne Stadky/AP)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he still has more to prove after his 20th NFL season ended in defeat last Sunday.

The superstar said in an Instagram post on Wednesday that there was a lot to learn from the Patriots’ wild-card loss to the Tennessee Titans.

“You don’t always win. You can, however, learn from that failure, pick yourself up with great enthusiasm, and place yourself in the arena again,” he wrote. “And that’s right where you will find me.”

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I just wanted to say to all of our fans, THANK YOU! After a few days of reflection, I am so grateful and humbled by the unconditional support you have shown me the past two decades. Running out of that tunnel every week is a feeling that is hard to explain. I wish every season ended in a win, but that’s not the nature of sports (or life). Nobody plays to lose. But the reward for working hard is just that, the work!! I have been blessed to find a career I love, teammates who go to battle with me, an organization that believes in me, and fans who have been behind us every step of the way. Every one of us that works at Gillette Stadium strived to do their best, spent themselves at a worthy cause, and prepared to fail while daring greatly (h/t Teddy Roosevelt). And for that, we’ve been rewarded with something that the scoreboard won’t show – the satisfaction of knowing we gave everything to each other in pursuit of a common goal. That is what TEAM is all about. In both life and football, failure is inevitable. You dont always win. You can, however, learn from that failure, pick yourself up with great enthusiasm, and place yourself in the arena again. And that’s right where you will find me. Because I know I still have more to prove.

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Brady, who will be 43 years old by the time the next NFL season starts, had a tough season leading an average Patriots offence, throwing for 4,057 yards and 24 touchdowns with eight interceptions.

He’s a six-time Super Bowl champion, four-time MVP of the title game and has won the league MVP award on three occasions.

Brady will need to sign a new contract before he hits the field in 2020.

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