Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest quarterback in NFL history, is set to retire after 22 seasons and a record seven Super Bowl victories, ESPN reported on Saturday, although other outlets said he had yet to make up his mind.

The 44-year-old spent 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, winning six Super Bowls, before relocating to Tampa Bay and leading the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl championship last season.

The ESPN report came as something of a surprise after Brady led the league in touchdown passes and passing yards this season and could still potentially win his fourth league MVP trophy next month.

Brady¡¯s agent Don Yee told Reuters people should wait to hear directly from Brady about his plans.

¡°I understand the advance speculation about Tom¡¯s future,¡± Yee said in an email.

¡°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 Buccaneers said they could not confirm the news.

¡°Unfortunately, we are not in a position to know anything relating to the various reports,¡± the team¡¯s communications manager Chris King told Reuters.

¡°I don¡¯t have anything to offer at this point in time.¡±

The Buccaneers tried to convince Brady to come back for another season but he chose to prioritize his family and his health, ESPN reported.

Brady¡¯s father, however, disputed the ESPN report, saying his son was not retiring.

Brady called the Bucs to inform them that he was ¡°not even close¡± to making a decision on retirement, the Athletic reported late Saturday, citing a source.

Earlier in the day, Brady¡¯s company TB12 appeared to confirm the ESPN report when it celebrated Brady in a since-deleted tweet listing his accomplishments.

¡°Thank you for it all,¡± the tweet said.

ESPN said it stood by its reporting, adding that Brady had wanted to make the announcement on his own terms.