ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 03: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates his teams fourth quarter touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 03, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Brady creates Twitter account on April Fools' Day, jokes he's retiring

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It appears one of the NFL's all-time greats is trying his luck at the art of comedy.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady created a Twitter account on April Fools' Day and used his first tweet to "announce" that he's retiring from the NFL.

The 41-year-old had never tweeted prior to Monday.

Brady, who is coming off his sixth Super Bowl championship, will enter his 20th season with the Patriots in 2019.

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