One problem with having star players in the age of salary caps is how much is left to pay the other players around them; I don’t follow football much (the last two complete games I watched were the two Super Bowls in which our Giants beat the Patriots), but I’d think that this causes problems. Brady was and is great, but is the talent around him as good as it had been?
I know Brady has accepted things salary wise to accomodate having better players in the past. And you can say that it was beneficial for him. 3 more Super Bowls.
I just think at some point regardless of how good of shape he is in physically, he is increasingly limited by his age. A split second here with a pass, a split second dodging a lineman or blitz. He doesn’t have to get hurt or anything, it just comes down to the lines are that fine in the NFL.