Tom Brady publicly said he is not yet decided on whether he will retire or continue playing in 2022.

"Sometimes it takes some time to really evaluate how you feel and what you want to do," Brady said on the latest episode of his "Let's Go!" podcast with Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray, released Monday. "I think when the time's right I'll be ready to make a decision one way or another, just like I said last week."

Asked if he has a timeline, Brady said: "I don't know. I'll know when the time is right. Like I've always said, I'm very blessed to play as long as I have. As things have gone on in the later parts of my career ... there's a lot of interest in when I'm going to stop playing. I understand that. When I know, I'll know. When I don't know, I don't know. I'm not going to race to some conclusion about that."

ESPN reported on Saturday that Brady has already decided to retire, but that he would not update the NFL's postseason games.

Don Yee, his agent, said in a statement Saturday sent out to media members that "I understand the advance speculation about Tom's future. Without getting into the accuracy or inaccuracy of what's being reported, Tom will be the only person to express his plans with complete accuracy. He knows the realities of the football business and planning calendar as well as anybody, so that should be soon."

The San Francisco 49ers held a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter but ended up falling 20-17 to the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's NFC Championship Game.

Afterward, Jimmy Garoppolo admitted he was dealing with a lot of emotions in what could very well be his final game with the 49ers.

"[The emotions] hit pretty hard in the locker room," Garoppolo said. "I think these next couple of days it will really start to settle in a little bit. Emotions are high after a game win or loss, and it's one of those things you've got to be glad it happened, smile from it, and think about the good things. We'll see what happens in these next couple days, weeks, whatever, but I love this team. Just the fight and the battle in this team throughout the entire year has been really impressive. I love those guys."

San Francisco traded a second-round pick for Garoppolo in 2017 and then signed him to what was at the time a record-breaking five-year, $137.5 million contract.

Garoppolo has one year left on his contract, but the 49ers traded up to draft Trey Lance with the third overall pick last spring.

"I love Jimmy," Kyle Shanahan said. "I'm not going to sit here and make a farewell statement or anything right now. There's a lot of stuff on my mind. Jimmy has battled his ass off, he battled today and he did some unbelievable things today. I love coaching Jimmy."

Aaron Rodgers has hinted that he'll make a decision on whether he'll return to the Green Bay Packers by the NFL's franchise tag deadline.

Rodgers originally said he would likely have a decision by the time free agency begins on March 16.

There have been rumors that Rodgers and Davante Adams are a package deal, either to return to the Packers or to go elsewhere. If the Packers are going to use the tag on Adams, they can do so as early as February 22, but no later than March 8. 

"I'd like to be respectful of the organization," Rodgers said on "The Pat McAfee Show." "One decision that will be upcoming will be obviously Davante and his future with the team. There still is this thing called a franchise tag, which I don't think '17' wants the franchise.

"I think that should be enough time to make a decision by then. I don't want to put myself on a specific date, but I do want to be sensitive to Davante and many other guys who have decisions to make on their own futures. To drag it out past free agency would be disrespectful to the organization and to those guys, and that 100 percent will not happen."

Rob Gronkowski isn't sure if he'll return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to pursue another championship next season.

"I'm really going to basically do what's best for myself in terms of the football world," the tight end said. "It's going to be a decision based upon of where I'm at in a couple weeks."

Gronkowski came out of retirement to join Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. Brady's playing future is also up in the air.

Tom Brady said he's not yet ready to begin contemplating whether he will return for the 2022 season following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' loss in the Divisional Round to the Los Angeles Rams.

"Truthfully guys, I'm thinking about this game," said Brady. "I'm not thinking about anything past five minutes from now."

Brady plans to take a few weeks to assess how he feels mentally and physically, while also gauging his family desires.

"I haven't put a lot of thought into it, so you know, we will just take it day by day and kind of see where we are at," said Brady, who has one year left on his contract.

Aaron Rodgers plans to decide his future with the Green Bay Packers by the start of free agency following their playoff exit at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers. Rodgers didn't decide to return to the Packers this season until right before training camp opened in July. 

"I'm still super competitive, still know I can play at a high level, so it's going to be a tough decision," Rodgers said during a 17-minute session with reporters after the game. "I have a lot of things to weigh in the coming weeks. But man, just so much gratitude for this city and this organization and such a long, long career here that I'm proud of and really thankful for all the men and women that work here, the men I've gotten to cross paths with, coaches and players over the years."

At $44.8 million over the salary cap for 2022, the Packers may not be able to have as strong of a team around Rodgers as they did in 2021.

"That's a fair question -- definitely one I've thought about," Rodgers said. "But there are a lot of decisions to be made and key players ... So many guys' contracts are up or on the brink or salary cap stuff, so lot of decisions to be made. I don't want to be part of a rebuild if I'm going to keep playing, so a lot of decisions in the next couple months."

The Philadelphia Eagles expect Jalen Hurts to remain their starting quarterback next season.

"We've got to do whatever we can to continue to help him develop. And how do we do that? By surrounding him with really good players," Roseman said. "Players continue to grow -- that's a huge part of developing. They grow. How they are in their second year is not how they're going to be in Year 4, 5, 6, 7, and they're also products of the people around them. That's on us to continue to build this team."

The Eagles have three first-round picks in April's NFL draft (Nos. 15, 16 and 19 overall). That draft capital, coupled with the interest they showed in Deshaun Watson of the Houston Texans heading into this season, fueled speculation that Philadelphia might try to acquire an established veteran quarterback in a trade such as Watson, Russell Wilson or Aaron Rodgers.

In his first year as a starter, the 23-year-old Hurts completed 61.3% of his passes for 3,144 yards with 16 touchdowns to nine interceptions while leading all quarterbacks with 784 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. 

JuJu Smith-Schuster will be a free agent once again this offseason and says he wants to re-sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Smith-Schuster was a free agent last offseason and passed on offers from the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens to remain with the Steelers.

"I've said it before and have the same stance: I'd love to be Pittsburgh for life," Smith-Schuster wrote on Twitter. "I hope we can make this happen this offseason and I want to be part of this franchise's return to glory. It's not a matter of if, but when, and I hope I'm wearing the black and gold, celebrating a Super Bowl with these fans, when it happens." 

The wide receiver caught five passes in Pittsburgh's playoff loss to Kansas City just three months after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Derek Carr said he would stay out of direct conversations when it came to his future with the Las Vegas Raiders. He has one year remaining on the five-year, $125 million extension he signed in 2017.

He said his agent and the Raiders have a good relationship.

"Lord knows there's been a lot of things to communicate about, right?" Carr said. "When the time comes, I never want a face-to-face. I'm going to play quarterback, but my message will be talked about.

"I'm not going to go to dinner and say, 'We have to do something.' I'm not that guy. I'll let my voice be heard, but in a different way."

Chris Ballard is making it clear that the Indianapolis Colts want to sign left guard Quenton Nelson to a long-term contract extension.

Nelson had his fifth-year option exercised before the season, so he's under contract with the Colts for one more year.

"Quenton's a Colt," Ballard said. "We want him to be a Colt long-term. When we do the contract, we'll work through that."

Ballard also said that Nelson would remain at guard despite speculation that he could move to tackle.