Tom Brady: Don't 'Read Into' House Going On Market

Tom Brady has something to say to all those Patriots fans worried about the timing of his Brookline mansion going on the market: relax. Brady said on his first Monday morning interview on WEEI's new "The Greg Hill Show" that he and Gisele Bundchen putting their house on the market isn't something fans need to "read into."

"I think it takes a long time to sell a house," Brady said. "My house is a little bit of an expensive one, so it doesn't fly off the shelf in a couple weeks."

Brady's home is going for $39.5 million, the heftiest price tag in Massachusetts, according to realtor.com. The home it replaced as most expensive — also a Brookline mansion — has been on the market since 2016 and seen two major price drops.

But the real estate news came on the heels of the revelation that Brady's recent two-year "contract extension" is really just a glorified raise for this season, and he'll be a free agent after this year for the first time in his career.

Brady, 42, repeated Monday morning that he still wants to play until he's 45. He was asked more than once if he has thought about the possibility of finishing his career with a team other than the Patriots, to which he kept responding that he loves playing in New England and his focus is on 2019.

"I think I'm at a point in my life where there's a lot of considerations that go into playing," Brady said. "I have a very busy professional life, I have a very busy personal life. Any decision that's made has to consider everything. I'm certainly at a place — where I've been in the same place for a long time — and I love playing for the Patriots. I have such a great relationship with Mr. Kraft, Coach Belichick and our team. We'll just worry about that when that happens. This isn't the time to worry about it."

Brady was also asked why the contract includes a stipulation that the Patriots not place the franchise tag on him after this season, which would allow the team to keep him for the 2020 season.

"Those are some personal feelings and there's a lot of personal conversations I've had that really aren't for other people's knowledge," he said. "I think what this is about is this season and dealing with this year. Beyond this year, whether it's signing five more years, or signing a franchise tag, or not playing, none of those things needed to be decided this year. I'm just focused on this season and being in the right mental, emotional frame of mind to go out there and perform at the highest level."

While the questions were mostly about the future, Brady insisted he's focused on the present.

"Like I said, I have such a great relationship with the team. I've had 20 years of success with Mr. Kraft, and Jonathan, and with Coach Belichick, with the whole organization. All the coaches. They know how I feel about them. We've just done some great things. We're going to try to go do it again this year. It takes a lot to get from now to March, and I don't want to overlook the big challenge that we're facing. I don't want my mind convoluted with thoughts that are premature, and ones that I'm worried about beyond what the current situation is — which is us trying to go achieve what we all hope we can achieve. That's where my focus is and that's what I'm excited about. So let's go baby! Put me in coach. I'm ready to go play."